noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:prĭ'və-sē
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpɹɪv.ə.si/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpɹaɪ.və.si/
British, Southern, Standard:/ˈpɹɪvəsɪj/
British, Southern, Standard:/ˈpɹɑjvəsɪj/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:prī'və-sē
General-American:/ˈpɹaɪ.və.si/
CMU ARPABET:P R AY1 V AH0 S IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
I need my privacy, so please stay out of my room.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Freedom from unwanted or undue disturbance of one's private life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
Those prying neighbours have robbed me of my sense of privacy.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, surveillance, and disclosure of personal information, usually by a government or a private organization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
Privacy is assumed by many to be among common-law rights.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A place of seclusion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A relationship between parties seen as being a result of their mutual interest or participation in a given transaction, contract etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: privity
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
Secrecy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A private matter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: secret
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: privateness, seclusion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reclusiveness
9
noun
Meaning 9
the condition of being concealed or hidden
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
