Antonyms for privateness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : prahy-vit
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpraɪ vɪt


Definition of privateness

Origin :
  • late 14c., "pertaining or belonging to oneself, not shared, individual; not open to the public;" of a religious rule, "not shared by Christians generally, distinctive; from Latin privatus "set apart, belonging to oneself (not to the state), peculiar, personal," used in contrast to publicus, communis; past participle of privare "to separate, deprive," from privus "one's own, individual," from PIE *prei-wo-, from PIE *prai-, *prei-, from root *per- (1) "forward, through" (see per).
  • Old English in this sense had syndrig. Private grew popular 17c. as an alternative to common (adj.), which had overtones of condescention. Of persons, "not holding public office," recorded from early 15c. In private "privily" is from 1580s. Related: Privately. Private school is from 1650s. Private parts "the pudenda" is from 1785. Private enterprise first recorded 1797; private property by 1680s; private sector is from 1948. Private eye "private detective" is recorded from 1938, American English.
  • As in isolation : noun seclusion
  • As in privacy : noun solitude, secrecy
  • As in seclusion : noun isolation
  • As in reclusion : noun seclusion
  • As in retirement : noun seclusion
  • As in sequestration : noun seclusion
Example sentences :
  • Bacon himself said of Studies, Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring.
  • Extract from : « Talks to Freshman Girls » by Helen Dawes Brown

Synonyms for privateness

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