SkyfireDict

private   (TTS Sound)

The noun private has 1 sense

• private, buck private, common soldier -- (an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value")

The adj private has 4 senses

• private -- (confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life")


• private -- (concerning things deeply private and personal; "private correspondence"; "private family matters")


• individual, private -- (concerning one person exclusively; "we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath")


• secret, private -- (not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts")