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English adjective: private | |||
| 1. | private confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Similar | backstage, clannish, cliquish, cloistered, close, closed-door, clubby, confidential, confidential, head-to-head, insular, nonpublic, offstage, one-on-one, privy, reclusive, secluded, secluded, secret, secret, semiprivate, sequestered, snobbish, snobby, tete-a-tete, toffee-nosed | ||
| See also | esoteric, personal | ||
| Antonyms | public | ||
| 2. | private concerning things deeply private and personal | ||
| Samples | Private correspondence. Private family matters. | ||
| Similar | personal | ||
| Antonyms | impersonal | ||
| 3. | private concerning one person exclusively | ||
| Samples | We all have individual cars. Each room has a private bath. | ||
| Synonyms | individual | ||
| Similar | personal | ||
| Antonyms | impersonal | ||
| 4. | private not expressed | ||
| Samples | Secret (or private) thoughts. | ||
| Synonyms | secret | ||
| Similar | inward | ||
| Antonyms | outward | ||
English noun: private | |||
| 1. | private (person) an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines | ||
| Samples | Our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value. | ||
| Synonyms | buck private, common soldier | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enlisted man | ||
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