Definitions for: Privacy


[n] the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
[n] the condition of being concealed or hidden



Webster (1913) Definition: Pri"va*cy, n.; pl. Privacies. [See Private.]
1. The state of being in retirement from the company or
observation of others; seclusion.

2. A place of seclusion from company or observation; retreat;
solitude; retirement.

Her sacred privacies all open lie. --Rowe.

3. Concealment of what is said or done. --Shak.

4. A private matter; a secret. --Fuller.

5. See Privity, 2. [Obs.] --Arbuthnot.

Synonyms: concealment, privateness, privateness, seclusion, secrecy

See Also: bosom, confidentiality, isolation, isolation, reclusiveness

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