Private vs. Privacy

Privateadjective

Belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group.

Privateadjective

Not accessible by the public.

Privateadjective

Not in governmental office or employment.

Privateadjective

Not publicly known; not open; secret.

Privateadjective

Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded.

Privateadjective

Not traded by the public.

Privateadjective

Secretive; reserved.

Privateadjective

Not shared with another patient.

Privatenoun

A soldier of the lowest rank in the army.

Privatenoun

The genitals.

Privatenoun

(obsolete) A secret message; a personal unofficial communication.

Privatenoun

(obsolete) Personal interest; particular business.

Privatenoun

(obsolete) Privacy; retirement.

Privatenoun

(obsolete) One not invested with a public office.

Privatenoun

A private lesson.

Privateadjective

Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person, company, or interest; peculiar to one's self; unconnected with others; personal; one's own; not public; not general; separate; as, a man's private opinion; private property; a private purse; private expenses or interests; a private secretary.

Privateadjective

Sequestered from company or observation; appropriated to an individual; secret; secluded; lonely; solitary; as, a private room or apartment; private prayer.

Privateadjective

Not invested with, or engaged in, public office or employment; as, a private citizen; private life.

Privateadjective

Not publicly known; not open; secret; as, a private negotiation; a private understanding.

Privateadjective

Having secret or private knowledge; privy.

Privatenoun

A secret message; a personal unofficial communication.

Privatenoun

Personal interest; particular business.

Privatenoun

Privacy; retirement.

Privatenoun

One not invested with a public office.

Privatenoun

A common soldier; a soldier below the grade of a noncommissioned officer.

Privatenoun

The private parts; the genitals.

Privatenoun

an enlisted man of the lowest rank;

Privateadjective

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy;

Privateadjective

concerning things deeply private and personal;

Privateadjective

concerning one person exclusively;

Privateadjective

not expressed;

Privateadjective

belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group of people only

Privateadjective

(of a conversation, activity, or gathering) involving only a particular person or group, and often dealing with matters that are not to be disclosed to others

Privateadjective

(of thoughts and feelings) not to be revealed to others

Privateadjective

(of a person) choosing not to reveal their thoughts and feelings to others

Privateadjective

(of a place) quiet and free from people who may interrupt

Privateadjective

(especially of two people) alone and undisturbed by others

Privateadjective

(of a person) having no official or public role or position

Privateadjective

not connected with one's work or official position

Privateadjective

(of a service or industry) provided or owned by an individual or an independent, commercial company rather than the state

Privateadjective

(of education or medical treatment) conducted outside the state system and charging fees to those who make use of it

Privateadjective

relating to or denoting a transaction between individuals and not involving commercial organizations

Privatenoun

the lowest rank in the army, below lance corporal or private first class.

Privatenoun

short for private parts

Privacynoun

(uncountable) The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.

Privacynoun

(uncountable) Freedom from unwanted or undue disturbance of one private life.

Privacynoun

(uncountable) Freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, surveillance, and disclosure of personal information, usually by a government or a private organization.

Privacynoun

A place of seclusion.

Privacynoun

A relationship between parties seen as being a result of their mutual interest or participation in a given transaction, contract etc.; Privity.

Privacynoun

(obsolete) Secrecy.

Privacynoun

A private matter; a secret.

Privacynoun

The state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others; seclusion.

Privacynoun

A place of seclusion from company or observation; retreat; solitude; retirement.

Privacynoun

Concealment of what is said or done.

Privacynoun

A private matter; a secret.

Privacynoun

See Privity, 2.

Privacynoun

the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

Privacynoun

the condition of being concealed or hidden

Privacynoun

a state in which one is not observed or disturbed by other people

Privacynoun

the state of being free from public attention

Privacy

Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves, and thereby express themselves selectively. When something is private to a person, it usually means that something is inherently special or sensitive to them.