semiprivate en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English private English semiprivate From semi- + private.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) More private than usual accommodations, but not fully private; used especially of a hospital room that is shared by two patients in contradistinction to a ward containing many patients.
We lived on one of only six blocks in the entire neighborhood in Williamsburg that had semiprivate houses.
2019, Abby Chava Stein, Becoming Eve, Seal Press, page 37:Since there were few semiprivate sociopetal spaces or other facilities that could promote the formation of a social order, the informal social networks found in lower class neighborhoods didn’t develop.
1978, Paul A[llan] Bell, Jeffrey D[avid] Fisher, Ross J[ohn] Loomis, “Environmental Solutions to Urban Problems”, in Environmental Psychology, Philadelphia, Pa.; London; Toronto, Ont.: W[alter] B[urns] Saunders Company, →ISBN, chapter 8 (The City), page 304:Part of a growing market known as semiprivate aviation, the carrier offers scheduled book-by-the-seat flights on board charter aircraft.
2025 October 17, Hannah Towey, “Why Semi-Private Flying Is Taking Off”, in Condé Nast Traveler: