privacy B1 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˈpɹaɪ.və.si/ UK /ˈpɹɪv.ə.si/ See IPA manual Freq #4057 Meanings 1 noun The state of being alone and free from the attention of others. I need some privacy, so please stay out of my room. 2 noun Freedom from having your personal life or information watched or shared. Many people worry that social media threatens their privacy. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being alone... seclusion Word family Derived forms antiprivacycyberprivacye-privacygeoprivacysemiprivacyundisprivacied Related forms private Etymology AI details From private + -cy. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # privacy **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɹaɪ.və.si/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɹɪv.ə.si/ **Frequency rank:** 4057 ## Meanings 1. The state of being alone and free from the attention of others. 2. Freedom from having your personal life or information watched or shared. ## Examples - I need some privacy, so please stay out of my room. - Many people worry that social media threatens their privacy. ## Derived Forms - antiprivacy - cyberprivacy - e-privacy - geoprivacy - semiprivacy - undisprivacied ## Related Forms - private ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: -cy - state ## Etymology From private + -cy. ## AI Etymology Privacy comes from private + -cy. In present-day English it covers the state of being alone and free from the attention of others and freedom from having your personal life or information watched or shared. The wider family includes derived forms such as antiprivacy, cyberprivacy, e-privacy, geoprivacy, semiprivacy and related forms such as private. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown