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What does private mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word private? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group.
  2. Not accessible by the public.
  3. Not in governmental office or employment.
  4. Not publicly known; not open; secret.
  5. Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded.
  6. Not traded by the public.
  7. Secretive; reserved.
  8. (US, of a room in a medical facility) Not shared with another patient.
Noun
  1. The lowest rank of the army.
  2. A soldier of the rank of private.
  3. (privates) A euphemistic term for the genitals.
  4. (obsolete) A secret message; a personal unofficial communication.
  5. (obsolete) Personal interest; particular business.
  6. (obsolete) Privacy; retirement.
  7. (obsolete) One not invested with a public office.
  8. (plural) A private lesson.
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