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Grep of noun private buck private private private corporation private detective private eye private foundation private instructor private investigator private line private parts private property private road private school private security force private treaty privateer privateersman privately held corporation privateness privates Overview of noun private The noun private has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (12) private, buck private, common soldier -- (an enlisted man of the lowest rank; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value") Overview of adj private The adj private has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (44) 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") 2. private -- (concerning things deeply private and personal; "private correspondence"; "private family matters") 3. individual, private -- (concerning one person exclusively; "we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath") 4. secret, private -- (not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts") Antonyms of adj private 4 senses of private Sense 1 private (vs. public) public (vs. private) => in the public eye(prenominal) => national => open => semipublic => state => state, state-supported => unexclusive, unrestricted Sense 2 private INDIRECT (VIA personal) -> impersonal Sense 3 individual(postnominal), private INDIRECT (VIA personal) -> impersonal Sense 4 secret, private INDIRECT (VIA inward) -> outward Similarity of adj private 4 senses of private Sense 1 private (vs. public) => backstage => clannish, cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby => cloistered, reclusive, secluded, sequestered => close => closet(postnominal), confidential, secret => confidential => insular => nonpublic => offstage => one-on-one => privy, secluded, secret => tete-a-tete => toffee-nosed => closed-door Also See-> esoteric#1; personal#1 Sense 2 private => personal (vs. impersonal) Sense 3 individual(postnominal), private => personal (vs. impersonal) Sense 4 secret, private => inward (vs. outward) Attributes of adj private Familiarity of adj private private used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj private private private-enterprise Overview of noun private The noun private has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (12) private, buck private, common soldier -- (an enlisted man of the lowest rank; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value") Overview of adj private The adj private has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (44) 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") 2. private -- (concerning things deeply private and personal; "private correspondence"; "private family matters") 3. individual, private -- (concerning one person exclusively; "we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath") 4. secret, private -- (not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts")
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