Meaning

7 senses
  1. (uncountable)The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.

    I need my privacy, so please stay out of my room.

    Privatsphäre, Ungestörtheit, Zurückgezogenheit

    уедине́ниеujedinénije, прива́тностьprivátnostʹ, пра́йвесиprájvɛsi

    самота́samotá, самотина́samotyná, самоти́наsamotýna

    the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

  2. (uncountable)Freedom from unwanted or undue disturbance of one's private life.

    Those prying neighbours have robbed me of my sense of privacy.

    Privatsphäre, Ruhe

    прива́тностьprivátnostʹ, пра́йвесиprájvɛsi, пра́йвесиprájvesi

    прива́тністьpryvátnistʹ

  3. (uncountable)Freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, surveillance, and disclosure of personal information, usually by a government or a private organization.

    Privacy is assumed by many to be among common-law rights.

    Privatsphäre, Persönlichkeitsrechte, Ungestörtsein

  4. (countable, obsolete)A place of seclusion.

  5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A relationship between parties seen as being a result of their mutual interest or participation in a given transaction, contract etc.

  6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Secrecy.

  7. (countable, obsolete)A private matter.

Examples

254 sentences
  1. Please respect my privacy.

    Поважайте моє приватне життя, будь ласка. — deniko

  2. Can we have some privacy, please?

  3. You need to respect their privacy.

  4. Give us some privacy, will you?

  5. Would you give us some privacy?

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
state of being secluded:
Русский
By meaning 1
state of being secluded:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
state of being secluded:
freedom from unwanted disturbance:
freedom from publicity, scrutiny, surveillance, etc.:

Origin

From priv(ate) + -acy.

From priv(ate) + -acy.

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Forms

plural: privacies
Singularprivacy
Pluralprivacies

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

12 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • some privacy
  • a little privacy
  • want some privacy
  • little privacy
  • have any privacy
  • any privacy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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