privacy

Definition

  • noun: the state of being alone
  • noun: the quality or state of being apart from company or observation
  • synonyms: seclusion, retreat, solitude

Examples

  • I don't care about what you do in the 'privacy' of your own home. [=I don't care what you do when you are at home by yourself or with your family]

  • She felt that the guard's request to search her was an 'invasion of (her) privacy'. [=she felt the search did not respect her privacy]

  • Celebrities have a right to 'privacy'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) happy hour than any other time of day? - Is that true? - I wouldn't doubt it. I love you, you know. - Who's Rose? - There's this thing called privacy, Dora. This from a girl who puts a postage stamp on her bottom and calls it a swimsuit. The number you have called is no longer in service. (..)
    2005 In Her Shoes