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pri·va·cy  (prv-s)
n.
1.
a. The quality or condition of being secluded from the presence or view of others.
b. The state of being free from unsanctioned intrusion: a person's right to privacy.
2. The state of being concealed; secrecy.

privacy [ˈpraɪvəsɪ ˈprɪvəsɪ]
n
1. the condition of being private or withdrawn; seclusion
2. the condition of being secret; secrecy
3. (Philosophy) Philosophy the condition of being necessarily restricted to a single person
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.privacyprivacy - the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
reclusiveness - a disposition to prefer seclusion or isolation
2.privacyprivacy - the condition of being concealed or hidden
isolation - a state of separation between persons or groups
covertness, hiddenness - the state of being covert and hidden
bosom - the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept; "his bosom was bursting with the secret"
confidentiality - the state of being secret; "you must respect the confidentiality of your client's communications"
hiding - the state of being hidden; "he went into hiding"

privacy
noun seclusion, isolation, solitude, retirement, retreat, separateness, sequestration, privateness You can try them on in the privacy of your own home.
Proverbs
"One does not wash one's dirty linen in public"
Translations
privacy [ˈprɪvəsɪ]
A. Nintimidad f
they respected each other's privacycada uno respetaba la intimidad del otro
there is no privacyno se tiene intimidad
in privacyen la intimidad
in the privacy of one's own homeen la intimidad del hogar
to invade sb's privacyinvadir la intimidad or privacidad de algn
lack of privacyfalta f de intimidad
B. CPD Privacy Act NLey f del Derecho a la Intimidad
privacy law Nley f del derecho a la intimidad

privacy [ˈprɪvəsi ˈpraɪvəsi] n
(= freedom from interference) → intimité f
in the privacy of one's own home → dans l'intimité de son foyer
(= private life) → vie f privée
to invade sb's privacy → porter atteinte à la vie privée de qn
an invasion of privacy → une atteinte à la vie privée

privacy
nPrivatleben nt; there is no privacy in these flatsin diesen Wohnungen kann man kein Privatleben führen; in an open-plan office one has no privacyin einem Großraumbüro hat man keinen privaten Bereich; in the privacy of one’s own homeim eigenen Heim; in the strictest privacy (meeting, preparations) → unter strengster Geheimhaltung

privacy [ˈprɪvəsɪ] nprivacy f
his desire for privacy → il suo desiderio di stare da solo (actor, popstar) → il suo desiderio di privacy
in the privacy of one's own home → nell'intimità della propria casa
in the strictest privacy → nella massima segretezza
privacy [ˈprɪvəsɪ] nprivacy f
his desire for privacy → il suo desiderio di stare da solo (actor, popstar) → il suo desiderio di privacy
in the privacy of one's own home → nell'intimità della propria casa
in the strictest privacy → nella massima segretezza

privacy سرية soukromí uforstyrrethed Ungestörtheit ιδιωτικό απόρρητο intimidad yksityisyys confidentialité privatnost privacy プライバシー 사생활 privacy privatliv prywatność privacidade уединение avskildhet ความเป็นส่วนตัว özel yaşam sự riêng tư 私密


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To proclaim it in the heat and noise of a crowded ball-room was to rob it of the fine bloom of privacy which should belong to things nearest the heart.
I would have given much to be a disembodied spirit so that I could see them in the privacy of the studio and hear what they talked about.
Blake to retire to the privacy of his own room, and to consider with himself whether the training which can thus elevate a poor weak woman above the reach of insult, be not worthy of greater admiration than he is now disposed to feel for it.
 
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