Definition of Privateness

1. Noun. The condition of being concealed or hidden.

Exact synonyms: Concealment, Privacy, Secrecy
Generic synonyms: Isolation
Specialized synonyms: Covertness, Hiddenness, Bosom, Confidentiality, Hiding
Derivative terms: Conceal, Private, Private

2. Noun. The quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others.
Exact synonyms: Privacy, Seclusion
Generic synonyms: Reclusiveness
Derivative terms: Private, Private

Definition of Privateness

1. n. Seclusion from company or society; retirement; privacy; secrecy.

Definition of Privateness

1. Noun. The quality or state of being private. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Privateness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Privateness

private road
private school
private schools
private sector
private sectors
private security force
private treaty
privateer
privateered
privateering
privateers
privateersman
privately
privately held
privately held corporation
privateness (current term)
privatenesses
privater
privatest
privation
privations
privatisation
privatisations
privatise
privatised
privatiser
privatisers
privatises
privatising

Literary usage of Privateness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications of the English Goethe Society by English Goethe Society (1893)
"Bacon says that " a man's character is best " seen in privateness, for then there is no affectation, or in passion, fi for that putteth a man out of his ..."

2. Masterpieces in English Literature, & Lessons in the English Language by Homer Baxter Sprague (1874)
"Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, ... privateness, seclusion. See privy, Index.—Retiring- (Lat re, back, Fr. tirer, ..."

3. Masterpieces of English Literature: Being Typical Selections of British and by William Swinton (1880)
"Their chief use for delight is in privateness* and retiring;* for ornament, ... What are the modern forms of the words "privateness" (2) and "retiring" (2)? ..."

4. The Practical Works by David Clarkson (1865)
"privateness of spirit. When a person is confined to himself, himself single ... Get public spirits, get larger souls; privateness and littleness of spirit, ..."

5. Loyola and the Educational System of the Jesuits by Thomas Hughes (1892)
"Two reasons, of which the first is very noteworthy for our purpose: — " the privateness of the language, wherein it is written, excluding so many readers! ..."

6. Loyola and the Educational System of the Jesuits by Thomas Hughes (1892)
"Two reasons, of which the first is very noteworthy for our purpose: — " the privateness of the language, wherein it is written, excluding so many readers! ..."

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