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Etymology

From Latin prīvātus (“bereaved; set apart from”), perfect passive participle of prīvō (“I bereave, deprive”), from prīvus (“single, peculiar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɹaɪvɪt/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: pri‧vate

Adjective

private (comparative more private, superlative most private)

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

   Her address is private, you can't have it.

2. Not in governmental office or employment.

   He quit public life, living quietly as a private citizen.

3. Not publicly known; not open; secret.

   The identity of the beneficiaries of the trust is private.

4. Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded.

   Can we go someplace more private?

5. Intended only for the use of an individual, group, or organization.

   private papers

6. Not accessible by the public.

   private property.

7. Not traded by the public.

   private corporation.

8. Secretive; reserved.

   He is a very private person.

9. (US, of a room in a medical facility) Not shared with another patient.
10. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) Pertaining to the genitalia.

    private parts.

Synonyms

• (done in the view of others): secluded
• (intended only for one's own use): personal
• (not accessible by the public):

Antonyms

• public

Translations

not done in the view of others

• Afrikaans: privaat
• Arabic: خاص (xāṣṣ) m
• Bengali: নিভৃত (bn)
• Catalan: privat (ca)
• Chinese: 私立 (sīlì), 私人的 (sīrén-de)
• Czech: soukromý (cs) m
• Dutch: in privé, privaat
• Esperanto: privata (eo), malpublika (eo)
• Finnish: yksityinen (fi)
• French: privé (fr) m, privée (fr) f
• German: privat (de)
• Hebrew: פרטי (he) (prati), חשאי (he) (ḥasha'i)
• Hindi: निजी (hi)

• Hungarian: magán (hu), privát (hu)
• Indonesian: tertutup (id)
• Italian: privato (it) m, privata (it) f, riservato (it)
• Japanese: 私立の (しりつの, shiritsu-no), 個人の (こじんの, kojin-no)
• Korean: 사적인 (sajeokin)
• Latin: prīvātus (la)
• Maori: tūmataiti (mi), wāhi tapu (mi)
• Portuguese: privado (pt)
• Russian: частный (ru) (částnyj) m, личный (ru) (líčnyj), приватный (ru) (privátnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: dìomhair (gd)
• Spanish: privado (es)
• Swedish: privat (sv)

intended only for one's own use

• Afrikaans: privaat
• Arabic: خاص (xāṣṣ) m
• Catalan: privat (ca), personal (ca)
• Chinese: 私立 (sīlì)
• Czech: soukromý (cs) m
• Dutch: persoonlijk (nl)
• Finnish: yksityinen, henkilökohtainen
• French: personnel (fr) m, personnelle (fr) f
• German: privat (de)
• Hebrew: פרטי (he) (p"rati)

• Hungarian: külön (hu), magán (hu)
• Indonesian: pribadi (id), perseorangan (id)
• Italian: personale (it) m and f, riservato (it)
• Latin: prīvātus (la)
• Maori: tūmataiti (mi)
• Portuguese: pessoal (pt)
• Russian: частный (částnyj) m
• Scottish Gaelic: prìobhaideach (gd)
• Swedish: privat (sv)

not accessible by the public

• Afrikaans: privaat
• Arabic: خاص (xāṣṣ) m
• Catalan: privat (ca)
• Chinese: 私立 (sīlì)
• Czech: soukromý (cs) m
• Dutch: privé (nl), besloten (nl)
• Esperanto: privata (eo)
• Finnish: yksityis- (in compounds)
• French: privé (fr) m, privée (fr) f
• German: privat (de)
• Hebrew: פרטי (he) (p"rati)
• Hungarian: magán (hu)

• Indonesian: pribadi (id)
• Irish: príobháideach
• Italian: privato (it) m, privata (it) f, riservato (it)
• Japanese: 私立の (しりつの, shiritsu-no)
• Latin: prīvātus (la)
• Maori: tūmataiti (mi)
• Polish: prywatny (pl) m
• Portuguese: particular (pt)
• Russian: частный (částnyj) m, закрытый (zakrýtyj) m, необщедоступный (neobŝedostúpnyj) m
• Scottish Gaelic: prìobhaideach (gd), uaigneach (gd)
• Swedish: privat (sv)
• Tagalog: pribado (tl)

Noun

private (plural privates)

1. The lowest rank of the army.
2. A soldier of the rank of private.
3. (in plural privates) A euphemistic term for the genitals.

Synonyms

• (genitals): bits, private parts

Translations

rank

• Bulgarian: редник (bg) (rednik)
• Danish: menig (da)
• Estonian: reamees
• Finnish: sotamies (fi)
• Hungarian: közlegény
• Indonesian: prajurit (id)

• Italian: semplice (it)
• Persian: سرباز (fa)
• Polish: szeregowy (pl) m
• Portuguese: cabo (pt) m
• Russian: рядовой (ru) (rjadovój)
• Spanish: cabo (es)

soldier

• Finnish: sotamies (fi)
• Hungarian: közlegény
• Indonesian: prajurit (id)
• Italian: soldato semplice (it)
• Jèrriais: sîmpl'ye soudard m

• Maori: hōia (mi)
• Polish: szeregowy (pl) m
• Spanish: soldado raso (es) m
• Turkish: er (tr)

euphemisms for genitals

• Finnish: sukuelimet (fi)
• Italian: parti intime (it)
• Maltese: (male) is-sigriet (mt) m

• Maori: wāhi tapu (mi)

Derived terms

Terms derived from the adjective or noun private

in private privacy

private parts private property

public-private partnership

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: agree · sit · considerable · #767: private · dinner · command · etc.

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Esperanto

Adverb

private

1. privately

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German

Adjective

private

1. inflected form of privat

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Italian

Adjective

private pl

1. feminine form of privato

Verb form

private

1. feminine plural past participle of privare
2. second-person plural indicative present of privare
3. second-person plural imperative of privare

Anagrams

• prative

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Latin

Verb

prīvāte

1. first-person plural present active imperative of prīvō

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Swedish

Adjective

private

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of privat.