English Dictionary

Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person, company, or interest; peculiar to one's self; unconnected with others; personal; one's own; not public; not general; separate; as, a man's private opinion; private property; a private purse; private expenses or interests; a private secretary.
Source : opted (120407)  - auto

Sequestered from company or observation; appropriated to an individual; secret; secluded; lonely; solitary; as, a private room or apartment; private prayer.
Source : opted (120408)  - auto

Not invested with, or engaged in, public office or employment; as, a private citizen; private life.
Source : opted (120409)  - auto

Not publicly known; not open; secret; as, a private negotiation; a private understanding.
Source : opted (120410)  - auto

Having secret or private knowledge; privy.
Source : opted (120411)  - auto

A secret message; a personal unofficial communication.
Source : opted (120412)  - auto

Personal interest; particular business.
Source : opted (120413)  - auto

Privacy; retirement.
Source : opted (120414)  - auto

One not invested with a public office.
Source : opted (120415)  - auto

A common soldier; a soldier below the grade of a noncommissioned officer.
Source : opted (120416)  - auto