private (a)

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type a
lex_filenum 00
def confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
examples a private place
private discussions
private lessons
a private club
a private secretary
private property
the former President is now a private citizen
public figures struggle to maintain a private life
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Also see esoteric; personal
Derivationally related form private → privateness
Antonym private → public
Similar to clannish, cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby; cloistered, reclusive, secluded, sequestered; close; closed-door; confidential, secret; confidential; insular; nonpublic; offstage, backstage; one-on-one; privy, secluded, secret; semiprivate; tete-a-tete, head-to-head; toffee-nosed
Incoming links
Also see esoteric; personal
Similar to clannish, cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby; cloistered, reclusive, secluded, sequestered; close; closed-door; confidential, secret; confidential; insular; nonpublic; offstage, backstage; one-on-one; privy, secluded, secret; semiprivate; tete-a-tete, head-to-head; toffee-nosed
Antonym public → private
Derived from adjective privately → private
Derivationally related form privateness → private

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