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pri⋅vate

[prahy-vit]

–adjective

1.	belonging to some particular person: private property.

2.	pertaining to or affecting a particular person or a small group of persons; individual; personal: for your private satisfaction.

3.	confined to or intended only for the persons immediately concerned; confidential: a private meeting.

4.	personal and not publicly expressed: one's private feelings.

5.	not holding public office or employment: private citizens.

6.	not of an official or public character: private life.

7.	removed from or out of public view or knowledge; secret: private papers.

8.	not open or accessible to the general public: a private beach.

9.	undertaken individually or personally: private research.

10.	without the presence of others; alone.

11.	solitary; secluded.

12.	preferring privacy; retiring: a very private person.

13.	intimate; most personal: private behavior.

14.	of, having, or receiving special hospital facilities, privileges, and services, esp. a room of one's own and liberal visiting hours: a private room; a private patient.

15.	of lowest military rank.

16.	of, pertaining to, or coming from nongovernmental sources: private funding.

–noun

17.	a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.

18.	privates. private parts.

—Idiom

19.	in private, not publicly; secretly: The hearing will be conducted in private.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L prīvātus private, lit., taken away (from public affairs), special use of ptp. of prīvāre to rob. See deprive, -ate ¹

Related forms:

pri⋅vate⋅ly, adverb

pri⋅vate⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. singular, particular, peculiar. 10. sequestered, retired.

Antonyms:
2. general, public.

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pri·vate (prī'vĭt)

adj.

1. Secluded from the sight, presence, or intrusion of others: a private hideaway.
2. Designed or intended for one's exclusive use: a private room.
3. Of or confined to the individual; personal: a private joke; private opinions.
4. Undertaken on an individual basis: private studies; private research.
5. Of, relating to, or receiving special hospital services and privileges: a private patient.
6. Belonging to a particular person or persons, as opposed to the public or the government: private property.
7. Of, relating to, or derived from nongovernment sources: private funding.
8. Conducted and supported primarily by individuals or groups not affiliated with governmental agencies or corporations: a private college; a private sanatorium.
9. Enrolled in or attending a private school: a private student.
10. Not for public knowledge or disclosure; secret: private papers; a private communication.
11. Not appropriate for use or display in public; intimate: private behavior; a private tragedy.
12. Placing a high value on personal privacy: a private person.
1. Of or confined to the individual; personal: a private joke; private opinions.
2. Undertaken on an individual basis: private studies; private research.
3. Of, relating to, or receiving special hospital services and privileges: a private patient.
4. Belonging to a particular person or persons, as opposed to the public or the government: private property.
5. Of, relating to, or derived from nongovernment sources: private funding.
6. Conducted and supported primarily by individuals or groups not affiliated with governmental agencies or corporations: a private college; a private sanatorium.
7. Enrolled in or attending a private school: a private student.
8. Not for public knowledge or disclosure; secret: private papers; a private communication.
9. Not appropriate for use or display in public; intimate: private behavior; a private tragedy.
10. Placing a high value on personal privacy: a private person.
Not available for public use, control, or participation: a private club; a private party.
1. Belonging to a particular person or persons, as opposed to the public or the government: private property.
2. Of, relating to, or derived from nongovernment sources: private funding.
3. Conducted and supported primarily by individuals or groups not affiliated with governmental agencies or corporations: a private college; a private sanatorium.
4. Enrolled in or attending a private school: a private student.
5. Not for public knowledge or disclosure; secret: private papers; a private communication.
6. Not appropriate for use or display in public; intimate: private behavior; a private tragedy.
7. Placing a high value on personal privacy: a private person.
Not holding an official or public position: a private citizen.
1. Not for public knowledge or disclosure; secret: private papers; a private communication.
2. Not appropriate for use or display in public; intimate: private behavior; a private tragedy.
3. Placing a high value on personal privacy: a private person.

1. Abbr. PVT or Pvt or Pvt. A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps that is below private first class.
2. One who holds this rank or a similar rank in a military organization.
privates Private parts. Often used with the.

[Middle English privat, from Latin prīvātus, not in public life, past participle of prīvāre, to release, deprive, from prīvus, single, alone; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]
pri'vate·ly adv., pri'vate·ness n.

Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: pri·vate
Function: adjective
1 a : intended for or restricted to the use of a particular person or group or class of persons : not available to the public private park> b : not related to, controlled by, or deriving from the state private school>
2 a : owned by or concerning an individual person or entity <private land> b : not having shares that can be freely traded on the open market private company>
3 : affecting the interests of a particular person, class or group of persons, or locality <private legislation> <private rights>
4 a : not invested with or engaged in public office or employment private citizen> b : not related to or dependent on an official position <private correspondence>
5 : not known publicly or carried on in public; especially : intended only for the persons involved
6 : made under private signature private instrument>

Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pri·vate
Pronunciation: 'prI-v&t
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or receiving hospital service in which the patienthas more privileges than a semiprivate or ward patient
2 : of, relating to, or being private practice private office> private practitioner>

Idioms & Phrases

private

In addition to the idiom beginning with private, also see free (private) enterprise; in private.

Encyclopedia

private

in most armies, the lowest grade of enlisted personnel. In the armies of the United States, Germany, and France, a private ranks below a private first class, who in turn ranks below a corporal. In the army of the People's Republic of China, private second class ranks below private first class. The grade equivalent to private in other branches of the armed services in the United States varies; in the U.S. Navy it is seaman, in the U.S. Air Force, airman.

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