private
adjective
1. confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
- a private place
- private discussions
- private lessons
Similar word(s): esoteric, personal, clannish, cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby, cloistered, reclusive, secluded, sequestered, close, confidential, secret, insular, nonpublic, backstage, offstage, privy, semiprivate
2. concerning things deeply private and personal
- private family matters
Similar word(s): personal, intimate
3. concerning one person exclusively
- each room has a private bath
Similar word(s): personal, individual
4. not expressed
- secret (or private) thoughts
Similar word(s): inward, secret
Sentences with private as an adjective:
- Her address is private; you can't have it.
- He quit public life, living quietly as a private citizen.
- The identity of the beneficiaries of the trust is private.
- Can we go somewhere more private?
- private papers
- private corporation
- He is a very private person.
noun
1. an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
- our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value
Definition categories: person
Sentences with private as a noun:
- If you want to learn ballet, consider taking privates.