Definitions for privacies

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privacies pri·va·cy

Spelling: [prahy-vuh-see; British also priv- Privacies is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 475 anagrams from letters in privacies (aceiiprsv).

Definitions for privacies

noun

1. the state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view; solitude; seclusion:
2. the state of being free from unwanted or undue intrusion or disturbance in one's private life or affairs; freedom to be let alone: See also invasion of privacy.
3. freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, secret surveillance, or unauthorized disclosure of one’s personal data or information, as by a government, corporation, or individual:
4. the state of being concealed; secrecy:
5. Usually, privacies. Archaic. a personal matter that is concealed; a secret.
6. Archaic. a private or secluded place.

Origin of privacies

First recorded in 1400-50, privacy is from the late Middle English word privace. See private, -acy

Examples for privacies

The invader of privacies glanced at the clock in his turn and shook his head.

Appearances were 385 against her, but she was determined not to discuss the privacies of her married life.

If you love the man of letters, seek him in the privacies of his study.

This, of course, let her into the privacies of domestic life.

He sought out a solitary place, where, being separated from the communication of man, he might enjoy the privacies of God.

And, if we descend to the privacies of life, their habitations are more commodious, and their possessions are more secure.

The editor has aimed to avoid all privacies and personalities which might be indelicate in relation to family circles.

In this view it is desirable to be introduced into the privacies of domestic life.

I felt impatient desires to escape from this prison, to return to the privacies of dressing-rooms.

He was the repository of discreet confidences, the inarticulate witness of august privacies.