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Confidential (adjective)
Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
“The newspaper claims a leaked confidential report by the government admits to problems with corrupt MPs.”
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Confidential (adjective)
Inclined to share confidences.
“Sitting in front of the fire, they became quite confidential, and began to gossip.”
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Private (adjective)
Belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group.
“Her address is private; you can’t have it.”
“private papers”
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Private (adjective)
Not accessible by the public.
“private property”
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Private (adjective)
Not in governmental office or employment.
“He quit public life, living quietly as a private citizen.”
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Private (adjective)
Not publicly known; not open; secret.
“The identity of the beneficiaries of the trust is private.”
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Private (adjective)
Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded.
“Can we go somewhere more private?”
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Private (adjective)
Not traded by the public.
“private corporation”
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Private (adjective)
Secretive; reserved.
“He is a very private person.”
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Private (adjective)
Not shared with another patient.
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Private (noun)
A soldier of the lowest rank in the army.
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Private (noun)
The genitals.
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Private (noun)
A secret message; a personal unofficial communication.
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Private (noun)
Personal interest; particular business.
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Private (noun)
Privacy; retirement.
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Private (noun)
One not invested with a public office.
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Private (noun)
A private lesson.
“If you want to learn ballet, consider taking privates.”
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Confidential (adjective)
intended to be kept secret
“confidential information”
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Confidential (adjective)
(of a person’s tone of voice) indicating that what one says is private or secret
“he dropped his voice to a confidential whisper”
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Confidential (adjective)
entrusted with private or restricted information
“a confidential secretary”
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Private (adjective)
belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group of people only
“his private plane”
“all bedrooms have private facilities”
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Private (adjective)
(of a conversation, activity, or gathering) involving only a particular person or group, and often dealing with matters that are not to be disclosed to others
“this is a private conversation”
“a small private service in the chapel”
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Private (adjective)
(of thoughts and feelings) not to be revealed to others
“she felt awkward at intruding on private grief”
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Private (adjective)
(of a person) choosing not to reveal their thoughts and feelings to others
“he was a very private man”
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Private (adjective)
(of a place) quiet and free from people who may interrupt
“can we go somewhere a little more private?”
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Private (adjective)
(especially of two people) alone and undisturbed by others
“we can phone from the library—we’ll be private in there”
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Private (adjective)
(of a person) having no official or public role or position
“the paintings were sold to a private collector”
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Private (adjective)
not connected with one’s work or official position
“the ambassador visited the school in a private capacity”
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Private (adjective)
(of a service or industry) provided or owned by an individual or an independent, commercial company rather than the state
“this research was carried out by private industry”
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Private (adjective)
(of education or medical treatment) conducted outside the state system and charging fees to those who make use of it
“private education”
“if I could afford it I’d go private”
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Private (adjective)
relating to or denoting a transaction between individuals and not involving commercial organizations
“it was a private sale—no estate agent’s commission”
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Private (noun)
the lowest rank in the army, below lance corporal or private first class.
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Private (noun)
short for private parts