privacy

Meaning

Noun

• The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.
• Freedom from unwanted or undue disturbance of one's private life.
• Freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, surveillance, and disclosure of personal information, usually by a government or a private organization.
• A place of seclusion.
• A relationship between parties seen as being a result of their mutual interest or participation in a given transaction, contract etc.
• Secrecy.
• A private matter.

Origin

• From private + -cy.