privacy
The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.
Noun 3 meanings
The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.
“I need my privacy, so please stay out of my room.”
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.
“Privacy is assumed by many to be among common-law rights.”
Etymology
From priv(ate) + -acy.
PRIVACY at a glance
PRIVACY has 7 letters and scores 17 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + I 1 + V 4 + A 1 + C 3 + Y 4) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,823 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with privacy
All rhymes- DEMOCRACY19
- LEGACY12
- CONSPIRACY19
- ACCURACY17
- ADVOCACY19
- LITERACY13
- PHARMACY20
- DIPLOMACY19
- EFFICACY21
- INTIMACY15
- SUPREMACY18
- LEGITIMACY18
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- PRIMACY16
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