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noun
The quality or state of being private.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: publicness
noun
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: privacy, seclusion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reclusiveness
noun
the condition of being concealed or hidden
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: privacy, secrecy, concealment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: isolation
Narrower terms: hiddenness, covertness, bosom, confidentiality, hiding
History
Etymology tree English private Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English privateness From private + -ness.
