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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9 November 2024

ARCTIID

(noun) stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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