private
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value
Types & categories
- enlisted man hypernym
Sense 2 adjective
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
a private place
Related & opposite
- esoteric also see
- personal also see
- public antonym
- seclusion derivation
- cliquish similar to
- sequestered similar to
- close similar to
- closed-door similar to
- confidential similar to
- confidential similar to
- insular similar to
- nonpublic similar to
- backstage similar to
- one-on-one similar to
- privy similar to
- semiprivate similar to
- tete-a-tete similar to
- toffee-nosed similar to
Sense 3 adjective
concerning things deeply private and personal
private correspondence
Related & opposite
- seclusion derivation
- concealment derivation
- personal similar to
Sense 4 adjective
concerning one person exclusively
we all have individual cars
Related & opposite
- personal similar to
Sense 5 adjective
not expressed
secret (or private) thoughts
Related & opposite
- concealment derivation
- inward similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | enlisted man |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | esoteric |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | personal |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | public |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | seclusion |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | cliquish |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sequestered |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | close |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | closed-door |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | confidential |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | confidential |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | insular |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | nonpublic |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | backstage |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | one-on-one |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | privy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | semiprivate |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | tete-a-tete |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | toffee-nosed |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | seclusion |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | concealment |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | personal |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | personal |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | concealment |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | inward |