nonpublic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /nɑnˈpʌblɪk/ UK /nɒnˈpʌblɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not open to or intended for the general public; private

He was charged with trading on nonpublic information.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · not open to or intended for... private confidential restricted secret closed

Opposites

public open

Word family

Related forms public publicity

Etymology

From non- ('not') + public, from Latin publicus ('of the people'), an alteration of poplicus, from populus ('people').

non Latin publicus Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# nonpublic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /nɑnˈpʌblɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /nɒnˈpʌblɪk/

## Meanings
1. not open to or intended for the general public; private

## Examples
- He was charged with trading on nonpublic information.

## Synonyms
- private
- confidential
- restricted
- secret
- closed

## Antonyms
- public
- open

## Related Forms
- public
- publicity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: non
- Root: publicus

## Etymology
From non- ('not') + public, from Latin publicus ('of the people'), an alteration of poplicus, from populus ('people').

## AI Etymology
Nonpublic is from non- ('not') + public, from Latin publicus ('of the people'), an alteration of poplicus, from populus ('people'). Important recorded forms include non (Latin) and publicus (Latin). Morphologically, the non- element marks negation or exclusion while the base supplies the domain being denied. The modern sense is largely compositional: the word names the absence, exclusion, or opposite of the base idea. In current use it covers not open to or intended for the general public; private. The wider family includes related words such as public and publicity.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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