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ADJECTIVE | 1 | private | Confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy |
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2 | private | Concerning things deeply private and personal | |
3 | private, individual | Concerning one person exclusively | |
4 | private, secret | Not expressed | |
NOUN | 1 | private, buck private, common soldier | An enlisted man of the lowest rank |
Sounds | pray'vaht |
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Rhymes | abbot, abut, accredit, and 364 more rhymes in aht at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy. |
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Examples | "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, clubby, snobbish, snobby; cloistered, reclusive, secluded, sequestered; close; closed-door; closet, confidential, secret; confidential; insular; nonpublic; offstage; one-on-one; privy, secluded, secret; semiprivate; tete-a-tete, head-to-head; toffee-nosed |
See also | esoteric; personal |
Contrary | public |
Adverbs | privately |
Meaning | Concerning things deeply private and personal. |
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Examples | "private correspondence"; "private family matters" |
Similar to | personal |
Meaning | Concerning one person exclusively. |
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Examples | "each room has a private bath" |
Synonyms | individual |
Similar to | personal |
Meaning | Not expressed. |
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Examples | "secret (or private) thoughts" |
Synonyms | secret |
Similar to | inward |
Meaning | An enlisted man of the lowest rank. |
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Examples | "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value" |
Synonyms | buck private, common soldier |
Broader | enlisted man |