privacy
noun [U] /ˈprɪv.ə.si/
/ˈpraɪ.və-/ Definition
B2 someone's right to keep their personal matters and relationships secret: The new law is designed to protect people's privacy.Secrecy and privacy › the state of being alone: I hate sharing a bedroom - I never get any privacy.AloneSeparateness and isolation in spaceSeparateness and isolation in spaceAloneSecrecy and privacy
(Definition of privacy noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- apart adverb (SEPARATED)
- away adverb (INTO PLACE)
- away adverb (SOMEWHERE ELSE)
- bitty adjective
- clear adverb
- cloistered adjective (SEPARATE)
- detached adjective (SEPARATE)
- disconnected adjective
- divorced adjective (SUBJECTS)
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- give sth/sb a wide berth idiom
- hermetically sealed adjective
- isolated adjective
- loose adjective (NOT FIXED)
- loosely adverb (NOT FIXED)
- parted adjective
- private adjective (PERSONAL)
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- secluded adjective
- uninhabited adjective
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