Private

//ˈpɹaɪ.vɪt//

Synonyms for "private" (166 found)

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Closest matches (34)

Adjective(2 words)
abstrusedark

Strong matches (49)

Adjective(1 words)
individual

Related words (83)

Adjective(2 words)
intimatesecret
Adjective(3 words)
obscuresnugunderground
Noun(1 words)
private parts

Related word relations

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10 relation types

More general

1 entries

More specific

1 entries

Antonyms

6 entries

Synonyms

5 entries

derived

74 entries

Showing 16 of 74 words.

distinct from

2 entries

has context

1 entries

is a

2 entries

related to

33 entries

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similar

40 entries

Showing 16 of 40 words.

Translations

293 translations across 71 languages.

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Afrikaans

2 entries
  • privaat adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • privaat adj (not accessible by the public)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • ἴδιος adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • ἴδιος adj (not accessible by the public)

Arabic

4 entries
  • خاص adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • خَاصّ adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • خَاصّ adj (not accessible by the public)
  • شَخْصِي adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)

Armenian

1 entries
  • շարքային noun (soldier)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • özəl adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • özəl adj (not in governmental office or employment)
  • şəxsi adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • şəxsi adj (not in governmental office or employment)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • шәхси adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • шәхси adj (not accessible by the public)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • прыва́тны adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • радавы́ noun (soldier)
  • шараго́вец noun (soldier)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • конфиденциален adj (not publicly known; not open; secret)
  • неофициален adj (not in governmental office or employment)
  • уединен adj (protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded)
  • ча́стен adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)

Catalan

4 entries
  • personal adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • privat adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • privat adj (not accessible by the public)
  • privat adj (not in governmental office or employment)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 私人 adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • 私立 adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • 私立 adj (not accessible by the public)
  • 二等兵 noun (soldier)

Czech

4 entries
  • samostatný adj (not shared with another patient)
  • soukromý adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • soukromý adj (not accessible by the public)
  • soukromý adj (not in governmental office or employment)

Danish

4 entries
  • afsondret adj (protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded)
  • hemmelighedsfuld adj (secretive; reserved)
  • isoleret adj (protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded)
  • personlig adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)

Dutch

4 entries
  • besloten adj (not accessible by the public)
  • persoonlijk adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • privaat adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • privé adj (not accessible by the public)

Eastern Mari

1 entries
  • шке adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • privata adj (not accessible by the public)

Estonian

1 entries
  • reamees noun (soldier)

Finnish

4 entries
  • henkilökohtainen adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • rauhallinen adj (protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded)
  • varautunut adj (secretive; reserved)
  • yksityinen adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)

French

4 entries
  • personnel adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • personnelle adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • privé adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • privé adj (not accessible by the public)

Galician

2 entries
  • soldado noun (soldier)
  • soldado raso noun (soldier)

Georgian

2 entries
  • კერძო adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • რიგითი noun (soldier)

German

4 entries
  • privat adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • privat adj (not accessible by the public)
  • Gemeiner noun (soldier)
  • Kanonier noun (soldier)

Greek

3 entries
  • ιδιωτικός adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • ιδιωτικός adj (not accessible by the public)
  • στρατιώτης noun (soldier)

Gujarati

2 entries
  • ખાનગી adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • ખાનગી adj (not accessible by the public)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • פְּרָטִי adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • פרטי adj (not accessible by the public)
  • טוּרַאי noun (soldier)

Hindi

4 entries
  • निजी adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • निजी adj (not accessible by the public)
  • निजी adj (not in governmental office or employment)
  • निजी adj (not publicly known; not open; secret)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • külön adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • magán adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • magán adj (not accessible by the public)
  • zártkörű adj (not traded by the public)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • einkarekinn adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • partekelir adj (not in governmental office or employment)
  • perseorangan adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • pribadi adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • pribadi adj (not accessible by the public)

Irish

4 entries
  • príobháideach adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • príobháideach adj (not accessible by the public)
  • baill ghiniúna noun (euphemisms for genitals)
  • náire noun (euphemisms for genitals)

Italian

4 entries
  • personale adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • privata adj (not accessible by the public)
  • privato adj (not accessible by the public)
  • riservato adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)

Japanese

4 entries
  • プライベート adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • 私有 adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • 私立の adj (not accessible by the public)
  • 二等兵 noun (soldier)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • қатардағы noun (soldier)

Khiamniungan Naga

2 entries
  • thīngkhéu adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • thīngkhéu adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)

Korean

4 entries
  • 개인 소유 adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • 개인적 adj (not publicly known; not open; secret)
  • 과묵(寡默)하다 adj (secretive; reserved)
  • 민간 adj (not in governmental office or employment)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • катардагы noun (soldier)

Latin

3 entries
  • prīvātus adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • prīvātus adj (not accessible by the public)
  • gregārius noun (soldier)

Latvian

1 entries
  • ierindnieks noun (soldier)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • eilinis noun (soldier)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • до́верлив adj (not publicly known; not open; secret)
  • за́творен adj (not accessible by the public)
  • за́тскриен adj (protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded)
  • ли́чен adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)

Malay

4 entries
  • peribadi adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • persendirian adj (not accessible by the public)
  • swasta adj (not in governmental office or employment)
  • alat sulit noun (euphemisms for genitals)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • സ്വകാര്യ adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)

Maltese

1 entries
  • is-sigriet noun (euphemisms for genitals)

Marathi

1 entries
  • खाजगी adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)

Māori

4 entries
  • matatapu adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • tūmataiti adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • tūmataiti adj (not accessible by the public)
  • hōia noun (soldier)

Norman

1 entries
  • sîmpl'ye soudard noun (soldier)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • privat adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • privat adj (not accessible by the public)
  • menig noun (soldier)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • privat adj (not accessible by the public)
  • meinig noun (soldier)

Occitan

2 entries
  • privat adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • privat adj (not accessible by the public)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • خصوصی adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • خصوصی adj (not accessible by the public)

Persian

2 entries
  • سرباز noun (soldier)
  • سرباز وظیفه noun (soldier)

Polish

4 entries
  • niejawny adj (not accessible by the public)
  • osobisty adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • poufny adj (not accessible by the public)
  • prywatny adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • particular adj (not accessible by the public)
  • pessoal adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • privado adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • soldado noun (soldier)

Romanian

4 entries
  • privat adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • privat adj (not accessible by the public)
  • privat adj (not in governmental office or employment)
  • privat adj (not publicly known; not open; secret)

Russian

4 entries
  • закры́тый adj (not accessible by the public)
  • ли́чный adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • необщедосту́пный adj (not accessible by the public)
  • прива́тный adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • dìomhair adj (not publicly known; not open; secret)
  • dùinte adj (secretive; reserved)
  • prìobhaideach adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • prìobhaideach adj (not accessible by the public)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • privatan adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • приватан adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • pózōrnīk noun (soldier)
  • rèdov noun (soldier)

Slovak

2 entries
  • súkromný adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • vojak noun (soldier)

Slovene

2 entries
  • zaseben adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • vojak noun (soldier)

Spanish

4 entries
  • privado adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • privado adj (not accessible by the public)
  • cabo noun (soldier)
  • soldado raso noun (soldier)

Swedish

3 entries
  • privat adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • privat adj (not accessible by the public)
  • menig noun (soldier)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • pribado adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • pribado adj (not accessible by the public)

Tajik

3 entries
  • аскар noun (soldier)
  • каторӣ noun (soldier)
  • сарбоз noun (soldier)

Thai

1 entries
  • พลทหาร noun (soldier)

Tok Pisin

2 entries
  • praivet adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • praivet adj (not accessible by the public)

Tulu

1 entries
  • ಖಾಸ adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)

Turkish

1 entries
  • er noun (soldier)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • прива́тний adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • рядови́й noun (soldier)
  • рядови́к noun (soldier)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • oddiy noun (soldier)
  • ryadovoy noun (soldier)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • riêng tư adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • binh nhì noun (soldier)

Welsh

4 entries
  • cyfrinachol adj (not accessible by the public)
  • preifat adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • preifat adj (not accessible by the public)
  • rhannau dirgel noun (euphemisms for genitals)

Yiddish

2 entries
  • פּריוואַט adj (belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
  • פּריוואַט adj (not accessible by the public)

Sample sentences

34 total sentences available.

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The private colleges and universities of the United States are autonomous.

Source: tatoeba (1911)

I'd like to talk with you in private.

Source: tatoeba (17546)

I would prefer to speak to you in private.

Source: tatoeba (17622)

You shouldn't read people's private letters without permission.

Source: tatoeba (19385)

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