Private

What do we mean by private?

Secluded from the sight, presence, or intrusion of others. adjective

Designed or intended for one's exclusive use. adjective

Of or confined to the individual; personal. adjective

Undertaken on an individual basis. adjective

Of, relating to, or receiving special hospital services and privileges. adjective

Not available for public use, control, or participation. adjective

Belonging to a particular person or persons, as opposed to the public or the government. adjective

Of, relating to, or derived from nongovernment sources. adjective

Conducted and supported primarily by individuals or groups not affiliated with governmental agencies or corporations. adjective

Enrolled in or attending a private school. adjective

Capitalized in shares of stock that are held by a relatively small number of owners and are not traded on the open market. adjective

Not holding an official or public position. adjective

Not for public knowledge or disclosure; secret. adjective

Not appropriate for use or display in public; intimate. adjective

Placing a high value on personal privacy. adjective

A soldier of the lowest rank in the army.

A doctor working in privately rather than publicly funded health care.

(in the plural) The genitals.

A secret message; a personal unofficial communication.

Personal interest; particular business.

Privacy; retirement.

One not invested with a public office.

(usually in the plural) A private lesson.

Words that are spelled similarly to private:
private, primate, privat, privato.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word private:
equity, investigator, sector, detective, firms, lessons, ownership, practice, investments, residence, investment, schools, firm, reformed, companies, banking, institutions, colleges, property, enterprise, secretary, homes, clients, charter, insurance, consist, venture, funds, institution, persons.

Words that rhyme with private:
alive it, archive it, arrive it, beehive hut, contrive it, deprive it, derive it, dive it, drive hit, drive it, five it, hive it, live it, revive it, saliva it, survive it, thrive it.

Adjectives that are often used to describe private:
public, young, more, old, most, lowest, personal, humblest, british, poor, full, former, void, german, confederate, const, mere, lowliest, top, very, average, marine, simple, lowly, humble, french, drunken, limited, tall, virtual, ordinary, loud, federal, japanese, senior, state, funeral, class, youthful, russian, irish, abstract.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective private:
sector, property, life, schools, enterprise, practice, companies, ownership, individuals, investment, school, interests, secretary, firms, collection, room, industry, business, houses, institutions, communication, capital, persons, company, enterprises, organizations, affairs, citizens, banks, agencies, rights, lives, homes, house, hands, conversation, citizen, person, sphere, letter, parties, letters, office, owners, investors, individual, corporations, insurance, sectors, collections, correspondence, initiative, key, judgment, consumption, sources, rooms, land, papers, matter, funds, bath, colleges, car, market, home, soldier, corporation, foundations, cars, firm, tutor, businesses, residence, trade, concerns, hospitals, gain, interview, lessons, economy, conversations, universities, entrepreneurs, profit.

Consonant match to private:
privet, privette, previte, privett, prove it, prevatt, prevatte, prevette, privott, provote.

Words that sound like private:
private, privat, privet, prove it, privette, privett, privates, private eye, previte, prevatt, priva, pariet, profit, provide, prophet, pivot, prevert, provent, pravity, brevet, prova, privets, provant, brave out, hrovat, prevent, pruitt, proffit, profet, profitt, pritchett, privity, prewitt, pratchett, proffitt, prewett, privacy, proven, pervert, proved, pariah, provoked, priced, preist, privy, pervade, privately, provo, privateer, provost, pyruvate, precut, previn, pariahs, privatise, perrot, pyatt, pavid, proval, piatt, previa, purveyed, privies, provis, prut, prevo, previse, provi, prevost, priorite, piat, pravo, purset, briet, privative, proset, private eyes, privo, pyat, brevity, bravest, trivet, brava, brachet, bravoed, bovet, permit, piet, preset, pret, prit, prided, pritt, perret, pricket, perrett, press it, perfit, prickett, privine.