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

  • (..) Oh This is Miss May, from the Hotel. Would like to have a quick word with you. This won't take much time gentlemen, this only to say that our staff is committed to protect your privacy. If there's something you need, at all... If it's possible, I'd like to have my uniform cleaned and ready. (..)
    2016 Sully