Privacy

Quick meaning: Privacy is a noun meaning (uncountable) The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.

Meaning

(uncountable) The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) Freedom from unwanted or undue disturbance of one's private life.
2. (countable, obsolete) A place of seclusion.
3. (countable, obsolete) A private matter.
4. (uncountable) Freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, surveillance, and disclosure of personal information, usually by a government or a private organization.
5. (obsolete) Secrecy.
6. (obsolete, law) A relationship between parties seen as being a result of their mutual interest or participation in a given transaction, contract etc.

Example Sentences

I need my privacy, so please stay out of my room.

It takes a village to rob one of a sense of privacy.

Privacy is assumed by many to be among common-law rights.

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Word Forms

• privacies

Synonyms for privacy

Depending on context, synonyms include privity, secret, seclusion, concealment, secrecy, privateness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include privateness, seclusion, secrecy, concealment, privy, private.

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