Lexic.us

Definition of Privateness

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

2. Noun. The quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others.

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

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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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