private (adj.)

  1. confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; a private place; private discussions; private lessons; a private club; a private secretary; private property; the former President is now a private citizen; public figures struggle to maintain a private life'

    private (n.)

  1. an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines; our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value

    [ Syn: buck private , common soldier ]

    private (adj.)

  1. concerning things deeply private and personal; private correspondence; private family matters'

  2. concerning one person exclusively; we all have individual cars; each room has a private bath

    [ Syn: individual ]

  3. not expressed; secret (or private) thoughts

    [ Syn: secret ]

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