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Adjective
/ˈprīvit/,
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Belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group of people only,
  1. Belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group of people only
    • - all bedrooms have private facilities
    • - his private plane
  2. (of a situation, activity, or gathering) Affecting or involving only a particular person or group of people
    • - a small private service in the chapel
  3. (of thoughts and feelings) Not to be shared with or revealed to others
    • - she felt awkward intruding on private grief
  4. (of a person) Not choosing to share thoughts and feelings with others
    • - he was a very private man
  5. (of a meeting or discussion) Involving only a small number of people and dealing with matters that are not to be disclosed to others
    • - this is a private conversation
  6. (of a place) Quiet and free from people who can interrupt
    • - can we go somewhere a little more private?
  7. (of a person) Having no official or public role or position
    • - the paintings were sold to a private collector
  8. Not connected with one's work or official position
    • - he would continue to represent her in a private capacity as advisor and confidant
  9. (of a service or industry) Provided or owned by an individual or an independent, commercial company rather than by the government
    • - research projects carried out by private industry
    • - more than 1,400 state enterprises that were about to go private
  10. Of or relating to a system of education or medical treatment conducted outside the system of government and charging fees to the individuals who make use of it

  11. Of, relating to, or denoting a transaction between individuals and not involving commercial organizations
    • - it was a private sale—no agent's commission
Noun
  1. A soldier of the lowest rank, in particular an enlisted person in the US Army or Marine Corps ranking below private first class


  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"
  2. an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"
  3. individual(a): concerning one person exclusively; "we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath"
  4. secret: not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts"
  5. (privateness) privacy: the condition of being concealed or hidden
  6. (privates) genitalia: external sex organ
  7. Private is a pop music trio that weaves classic pop melody with modern dance beats. Private was formed in 2006 by Danish producer/singer Thomas Troelsen, along with guitarist Asger Tarpgaard and vocalist Tanja Simonsen. Sonically, PRIVATE's music is filled with infectious pop hooks and rhythms. ...
  8. This is a list of characters that have appeared in the Madagascar films and the television series The Penguins of Madagascar.
  9. Private is a 2004 film directed by Saverio Costanzo. A debut film by the director, the film is a minimalist psychological drama about a Palestinian family of seven suddenly confronted with a volatile situation in their home that in many ways reflects the larger ongoing conflict between ...
  10. In computer science, information hiding is the principle of segregation of design decisions in a computer program that are most likely to change, thus protecting other parts of the program from extensive modification if the design decision is changed. ...
  11. Private Media Group, Inc. is a production and distribution company that distributes adult entertainment via print publications, DVDs, the internet, and mobile.
  12. The Private was the first U.S. step rocket, combining a Tiny Tim rocket and a 30AS-1000C JATO unit. Tsien Hsue-shen was the JPL section leader who directed research for the Private A.
  13. The lowest rank of the army; A soldier of the rank of private; A euphemistic term for the genitals; Belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group; Not in governmental office or employment; Not publicly known; not open; secret; Protected from view or ...
  14. (Privates) Additional information associated with internal X Server structures, such as colormaps, GCs, pixmaps, or screens.
  15. Variables that are visible only to the script in which they are declared.
  16. A Visual Basic keyword. Variables or procedures defined with the Private keyword are available only in the module in which the variable or procedure is defined.
  17. An individual who is not experienced in investments and therefore is given more protection under the regulators' Conduct of Business Rules.
  18. Variables and/or functions that are meant for use exclusively by library functions, and not for the main awk program. Special care must be taken when naming such variables and functions. See section Naming Library Function Global Variables.
  19. An access modifier associated with a class member. It allows only the class itself to access the member.
  20. Not available for public use, control, or participation.
  21. You will need to complete this form if you work for a private institution. Private plans generally fall under the rules of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), which requires spousal consent for certain transactions. ...
  22. Private methods and properties appear in Ruby classes after the private keyword, and are only accessible to other code in that same class.
  23. a type of Carrier where only the Root has awareness of what is inside of it
  24. A status in which a resource cannot be accessed by users that do not accomplish certain criteria (i.e. being in a list, or coming from a specific IP domain...).