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private > 5 senses
ADJECTIVE1privateConfined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
2privateConcerning things deeply private and personal
3private, individualConcerning one person exclusively
4private, secretNot expressed
NOUN1private, buck private, common soldierAn enlisted man of the lowest rank
private > pronunciation
Soundspray'vaht
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private > adjective 1
MeaningConfined 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"
Similarbackstage; clannish, cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby; cloistered, reclusive, secluded, sequestered; close; closed-door; closet, confidential, secret; confidential; insular; nonpublic; offstage; one-on-one; privy, secluded, secret; semiprivate; tete-a-tete, head-to-head; toffee-nosed
See alsoesoteric; personal
Contrarypublic
Adverbsprivately
private > adjective 2
MeaningConcerning things deeply private and personal.
Examples"private correspondence"; "private family matters"
Similar topersonal
private > adjective 3
MeaningConcerning one person exclusively.
Examples"each room has a private bath"
Synonymsindividual
Similar topersonal
private > adjective 4
MeaningNot expressed.
Examples"secret (or private) thoughts"
Synonymssecret
Similar toinward
private > noun, person
MeaningAn enlisted man of the lowest rank.
Examples"our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"
Synonymsbuck private, common soldier
Broaderenlisted man

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