privacy

B1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

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

From private + -cy.

Topics

Abstract Ideas

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# 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
- Abstract Ideas

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