Standard Lemma guide

privileged

adj · verb · 6 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpɹɪv(ɪ)lɪd͡ʒd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: P R IH1 V L AH0 JH D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: P R IH1 V L IH0 JH D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 3: P R IH1 V IH0 L AH0 JH D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 4: P R IH1 V IH0 L IH0 JH D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having special privileges.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not subject to legal discovery due to a protected status.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of privilege

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

blessed with privileges

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the privileged few

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: underprivileged

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

confined to an exclusive group

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • privy to inner knowledge
  • inside information
  • privileged information

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inside, inner

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

not subject to usual rules or penalties

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a privileged statement

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: прывілеява́ны (pryviljejavány) — having special privileges
  • Belarusian: ільго́тны (ilʹhótny) — having special privileges
  • Burmese: အခွင့်ထူးခံ (a.hkwang.htu:hkam) — having special privileges
  • Catalan: privilegiat — having special privileges
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高貴 /高贵 (gāoguì) — having special privileges
  • Chinese Mandarin: 特權的 /特权的 (tèquán de) — having special privileges
  • Cornish: gorbryvylejek — having special privileges
  • Danish: privilegeret — having special privileges
  • Dutch: bevoorrecht — having special privileges
  • Esperanto: favorata — having special privileges
  • Finnish: etuoikeutettu — having special privileges
  • French: privilégié — having special privileges
  • Galician: privilexiado — having special privileges
  • German: privilegiert — having special privileges
  • Hungarian: kiváltságos — having special privileges
  • Japanese: 特権を持つ (tokken o motsu) — having special privileges
  • Japanese: 特権的な (tokkenteki na) — having special privileges
  • Norwegian Bokmål: privilegert — having special privileges
  • Occitan: privilegiat — having special privileges
  • Polish: uprzywilejowany — having special privileges
  • Polish: elitarny — having special privileges
  • Polish: wyróżniony — having special privileges
  • Portuguese: privilegiado — having special privileges
  • Russian: привилегиро́ванный (privilegiróvannyj) — having special privileges
  • Russian: льго́тный (lʹgótnyj) — having special privileges
  • Spanish: privilegiado — having special privileges
  • Swedish: privilegierad — having special privileges
  • Ukrainian: привілейо́ваний (pryvilejóvanyj) — having special privileges
  • Ukrainian: пі́льговий (pílʹhovyj) — having special privileges
  • Ukrainian: вільго́тний (vilʹhótnyj) — having special privileges