private

Definitions of private in various dictionaries:

noun - an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines

adj - confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

adj - concerning things deeply private and personal

adj - concerning one person exclusively

adj - not expressed

Secluded from the sight, presence, or intrusion of others: a private hideaway.

Designed or intended for one’s exclusive use: a private room.

Of or confined to the individual; personal: a private joke; private opinions.

Undertaken on an individual basis: private studies; private research.

Of, relating to, or receiving special hospital services and privileges: a private patient.

Not available for public use, control, or participation: a private club; a private party.

Belonging to a particular person or persons, as opposed to the public or the government: private property.

Conducted and supported primarily by private individuals or by a nongovernmental agency or corporation: a private college; a private sanatorium.

Of, relating to, or derived from nongovernment sources: private funding.

Not holding an official or public position: a former President who is now a private citizen.

Not for public knowledge or disclosure; secret: private papers; a private communication.

Not appropriate for use or display in public; intimate: private behavior; a private tragedy.

Placing a high value on personal privacy: a retiring, private individual.

Abbr.

A noncommissioned rank in the U.

One who holds this rank or a similar rank in a military or paramilitary organization.

adj - secluded from the sight, presence, or intrusion of others

noun - a soldier of lower rank