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- [prahy-vit]
- /ˈpraɪ vɪt/
- /ˈpraɪvət/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [prahy-vit]
- /ˈpraɪ vɪt/
Definitions of private word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of PRIVATE privacy 3
- adjective private belonging to some particular person: private property. 1
- adjective private pertaining to or affecting a particular person or a small group of persons; individual; personal: for your private satisfaction. 1
- adjective private confined to or intended only for the persons immediately concerned; confidential: a private meeting. 1
- adjective private personal and not publicly expressed: one's private feelings. 1
- adjective private not holding public office or employment: private citizens. 1
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Origin of private
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin prīvātus private, literally, taken away (from public affairs), special use of past participle of prīvāre to rob. See deprive, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Private
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
private popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
private usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for private
adj private
- autogenous — originating within the body
- avantgarde — the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
- backdoor — You can use backdoor to describe an action or process if you disapprove of it because you think it has been done in a secret, indirect, or dishonest way.
- beyond measure — If you say that something has changed or that it has affected you beyond measure, you are emphasizing that it has done this to a great extent.
- blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
noun private
- clandestinity — secrecy; the quality of being clandestine
- commando — A commando is a group of soldiers who have been specially trained to carry out surprise attacks.
- confidentiality — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
- draftee — a person who is drafted into military service. Compare enlistee (def 1).
- green beret — a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces.
adjective private
- acroamatic — relating to oral communication
- backroom — A backroom is a room that is situated at the back of a building, especially a private room.
- characteristic — The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable.
- civilian — In a military situation, a civilian is anyone who is not a member of the armed forces.
- closed — A closed group of people does not welcome new people or ideas from outside.
Antonyms for private
adj private
- all-embracing — Something that is all-embracing includes or affects everyone or everything.
- common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
- communal — Communal means relating to particular groups in a country or society.
- communistic — of, characteristic of, or relating to communism
- commutual — mutual
adjective private
- bare — If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
- civic — You use civic to describe people or things that have an official status in a town or city.
- community — The community is all the people who live in a particular area or place.
- exposed — Make (something) visible, typically by uncovering it.
- intermutual — (obsolete) mutual.
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