privacy

Plural: privacies

Noun

• The state or condition of being free from public attention or intrusion.
• the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
• the condition of being concealed or hidden
• The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.
• Freedom from unwanted or undue disturbance of one's private life.
• Freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, surveillance, and disclosure of personal information, usually by a government or a private organization.
• A place of seclusion.
• A relationship between parties seen as being a result of their mutual interest or participation in a given transaction, contract etc.
• Secrecy.
• A private matter.

Examples

• I need my privacy, so please stay out of my room.
• It takes a village to rob one of a sense of privacy.
• Privacy is assumed by many to be among common-law rights.
• Some Words With Friends players prefer total privacy, turning off all chat notifications.

Synonyms

concealment, privateness, seclusion, secrecy, privity, secret

Related Words

mind one's own business, private