Word Study
privateness
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun privateness has 2 senses
- privateness(n = noun.state) concealment, privacy, secrecy - the condition of being concealed or hidden; Array is a kind of isolation
- privateness(n = noun.attribute) privacy, seclusion - the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others; Array is a kind of reclusiveness
has particulars: covertness, hiddenness, bosom, confidentiality, hiding
Derived forms adjective private4, adjective private2
Derived forms adjective private2, adjective private1
CIDE DICTIONARY
privateness, n.
- Seclusion from company or society; retirement; privacy; secrecy. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- The state of one not invested with public office. [1913 Webster]
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