| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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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 |