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privacies

privacies is the plural of privacy.

Meaning of privacy

Noun

privacy (countable and uncountable, plural privacies)

  1. (uncountable) The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.
    • I need my privacy, so please stay out of my room.
  2. (uncountable) Freedom from unwanted or undue disturbance of one's private life.
    • Those prying neighbours have robbed me of my sense of privacy.
  3. (uncountable) Freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, surveillance, and disclosure of personal information, usually by a government or a private organization.
    • Privacy is assumed by many to be among common-law rights.
  4. (countable, obsolete) A place of seclusion.
  5. (obsolete) A relationship between parties seen as being a result of their mutual interest or participation in a given transaction, contract etc.
    Synonyms:
    privity
  6. (obsolete) Secrecy.

See all 7 meanings of privacy

Questions about privacies

What is privacies the plural of?
Privacies is the plural of privacy.

Words near privacies in the dictionary

  1. Priuses
  2. priv
  3. priv. doc.
  4. priv.-doc.
  5. priv.doc.
  6. privacies
  7. privacity
  8. privacy
  9. privacy coin
  10. privacy coins
  11. privacy policies

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