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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Outgoing links |
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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