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Intended to be kept secret
“The two leaders are said to be engaged in regular private talks away from public view.”
Hidden or out of the way
“Walk down the steps at the back of your villa into your own private little beach.”
Being (alone) by oneself
“I just need a few private moments alone to reflect.”
Choosing not to socialize with, or to reveal thoughts and feelings to, others
“Friends recall him as a private man who mostly kept to himself.”
Privately owned and not for general or public use
“You are now technically trespassing as you are on my private property.”
(of thoughts or feelings) Kept to oneself and not publicly known
“Nobody will ever really know her private feelings and sentiments on this matter.”
Owned or paid for by individuals rather than by the government
“Pretty soon you'll have to pay royalties for your thoughts benevolently loaned to you by private industry.”
Not connected with one's work or official position
“The salaries, together with expenses, will be in addition to the money they earn in their private capacity.”
Only admitting a select group of people
Intended for home use or activity
Relating to a section or group within a community
Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with specialized knowledge or interest
Privately owned or operated
Denoting amorous liaisons
Done nonprofessionally or outside of a work environment
Not part of the military, nonmilitary, noncombatant, or noncombative
The lowest rank in the army, below lance corporal or private first class
“A rather strange topic to discuss over dinner, if you ask me, but I am merely a lowly private without rank or feelings.”
(usually "privates") Parts of the anatomy unsuitable for public viewing
“We wear clothes to conceal our privates, among other reasons.”
The quality or state of being clandestine
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