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private life

private life noun: the aspects of one's life that are personal, such as family, friends and other personal relationships, as opposed to the elements that make up one's public or professional life.

Noun

private life (plural private lives)

  1. The aspects of one's life that are personal, such as family, friends and other personal relationships, as opposed to the elements that make up one's public or professional life.
    • Holonyms: life; daily life, real life
    • Meronyms: dream life, nightlife, love life, sex life
    Synonyms:
    personal life

Synonyms of private life

Antonyms

Forms of private life

pluralprivate lives

Questions about private life

What does private life mean?
Private life means the aspects of one's life that are personal, such as family, friends and other personal relationships, as opposed to the elements that make up one's public or professional life.
What part of speech is private life?
Private life is a noun.
What is the plural of private life?
The plural of private life is private lives.

Words near private life in the dictionary

  1. private language problems
  2. private language theses
  3. private language thesis
  4. private languages
  5. private law
  6. private life
  7. private limited liability companies
  8. private limited liability company
  9. private lives
  10. private means
  11. private member's bill

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