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Definitions for Privacy

[1] the state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view; solitude; seclusion: Please leave the room and give me some privacy.
[2] the state of being free from unwanted or undue intrusion or disturbance in one's private life or affairs; freedom to be let alone: Tourists must respect the tribe’s privacy. Those who wish to smoke can do so in the privacy of their own homes. See also invasion of privacy.
[3] freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, secret surveillance, or unauthorized disclosure of one’s personal data or information, as by a government, corporation, or individual: Ordinary citizens have a qualified right to privacy. There is so much information about us online that personal privacy may be a thing of the past.
[4] the state of being concealed; secrecy: Before he told us of his plans, he insisted on total privacy.
[5] Usually privacies . Archaic . a personal matter that is concealed; a secret.
[6] Archaic . a private or secluded place.
[7] the condition of being private or withdrawn; seclusion
[8] the condition of being secret; secrecy
[9] philosophy the condition of being necessarily restricted to a single person

Words related to Privacy

seclusion, isolation, solitude, quiet, sequestration, aloofness, retirement, separation, separateness, concealment, retreat, confidentiality, penetralia

Words nearby Privacy

prithivi, prittle-prattle, prius, priv., priv. pr., privacy, privacy, right of, privatdocent, private, private bar, private bill

Origin of Privacy

First recorded in 1400–50, privacy is from the late Middle English word privace. See private, -acy

Synonyms for Privacy

aloofness, concealment, confidentiality, isolation, penetralia, privateness, quiet, retirement, retreat, seclusion, separateness, separation, sequestration, solitude, clandestineness, one's space