Difference between Private and Privacy

What is the difference between Private and Privacy?

Private as a noun is the lowest rank of the army. while Privacy as a noun is the state of being private; the state of not being seen by others.

Private

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The lowest rank of the army. A soldier of the rank of private. (in plural privates) A euphemistic term for the genitals.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group. Not in governmental office or employment. Not publicly known; not open; secret. Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded. Intended only for the use of an individual, group, or organization. Not accessible by the public. Secretive; reserved. Not shared with another patient.

Privacy

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The state of being private; the state of not being seen by others.

Example sentence: Privacy is paradise.

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