privacy

noun
prĭ'və-sē

The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.

Example

“I need my privacy, so please stay out of my room.”

Other meanings

Freedom from unwanted or undue disturbance of one's private life.
“Those prying neighbours have robbed me of my sense of privacy.”
Freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, surveillance, and disclosure of personal information, usually by a government or a private organization.

Related words

cyberprivacy
geoprivacy
semiprivacy
undisprivacied
antiprivacy
differential privacy
privacy coin
e-privacy
data privacy
invasion of privacy
privacy policy
privacy seal

Example sentences

“Privacy isn't valued equally by all cultures.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Privacy is essential in a digital world.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “privacy” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.