privacy

Meaning

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

Synonyms

secrecy
C1
solitude
C2
seclusion
27k
isolation
C1
privateness
concealment
39k
secret
A2
㊙️
retirement
C1
solitariness

privity

withdrawal
C2
confidentiality
C2
loneliness
C1
private life

internal evidence

mysticalness
intimacy
C2
confidential
C1
aloneness
retreat
B2
security
A2
separation
C1
spy
B2
stealth
C2
stillness
27k
undercover
B2
wilderness
C1

solitary life

one’s circumstances

quiescency

intimity

personal life

noislessness

private and confidential

calmness
39k
circumstances
B1
desert
B1
🏜️
desolation
29k
detective
A2
🕵️
ease
B2
hiding
B1

hugger mugger

lonesomeness
mystery
B1
oyster
C2
🦪
quiescence
quiet
A2
quietness
quietude
reclusion
Translations

intimidad
intimité
vie privée
privacidade
intimità
privacy
Privatsphäre
privacitat
privacy

μυστικότητα

vita privata

μοναξιά

intimitat
secret
㊙️
Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɹɪv.ə.si/
Etymology

From private + -cy.

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