private

Definitions

1. 1adjective

   Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person, company, or interest; peculiar to one's self; unconnected with others; personal; one's own; not public; not general; separate; as, a man's private opinion; private property; a private purse; private expenses or interests; a private secretary.

2. 2adjective

   Sequestered from company or observation; appropriated to an individual; secret; secluded; lonely; solitary; as, a private room or apartment; private prayer.

3. 3adjective

   Not invested with, or engaged in, public office or employment; as, a private citizen; private life.

4. 4adjective

   Not publicly known; not open; secret; as, a private negotiation; a private understanding.

5. 5adjective

   Having secret or private knowledge; privy.

6. 6noun

   A secret message; a personal unofficial communication.

7. 7noun

   Personal interest; particular business.

8. 8noun

   Privacy; retirement.

9. 9noun

   One not invested with a public office.

10. 10noun

    A common soldier; a soldier below the grade of a noncommissioned officer.

11. 11noun

    The private parts; the genitals.

12. 12noun

    an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines

    "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"

13. 13adjective

    not expressed

    "secret (or private) thoughts"

    Synonyms

    secret
14. 14adjective

    concerning one person exclusively

    "we all have individual cars"

    "each room has a private bath"

    Synonyms

    individual
15. 15adjective

    concerning things deeply private and personal

    "private correspondence"

    "private family matters"

16. 16adjective

    confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

    "a private place"

    "private discussions"