PRIVATENESS

privacy, privateness, seclusion

(noun) the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

privacy, privateness, secrecy, concealment

(noun) the condition of being concealed or hidden

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

privateness (usually uncountable, plural privatenesses)

The quality or state of being private.

Antonyms

• publicness

Source: Wiktionary


Pri"vate*ness, n.

1. Seclusion from company or society; retirement; privacy; secrecy. Bacon.

2. The state of one not invested with public office.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

21 April 2025

ENCYCLOPEDIA

(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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