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PRIVATENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
Synonyms:
privacy; privateness; seclusion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("privateness" is a kind of...):
reclusiveness (a disposition to prefer seclusion or isolation)
Derivation:
private (concerning things deeply private and personal)
private (confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The condition of being concealed or hidden
Synonyms:
concealment; privacy; privateness; secrecy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("privateness" is a kind of...):
isolation (a state of separation between persons or groups)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "privateness"):
covertness; hiddenness (the state of being covert and hidden)
bosom (the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept)
confidentiality (the state of being secret)
hiding (the state of being hidden)
Derivation:
private (not expressed)
private (concerning things deeply private and personal)
