privateness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English private Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English privateness From private + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The quality or state of being private.
Their [studies'] chiefe vſe for paſtime is in priuateneſſe and retyring: […]
1598, Fran[cis] Bacon, “Of Studies”, in Essaies. […], London: […] Iohn Windet for Humfrey Hooper […], →OCLC, folio [0], verso:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| privatenesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |