Private vs. Discreet

Secluded from the sight, presence, or intrusion of others

Possessed of, exercising, or showing prudence and self-restraint in speech and behavior; circumspect

Designed or intended for one's exclusive use

Made, done, or situated so as to attract little notice

Of or confined to the individual; personal

Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic.

Undertaken on an individual basis

Not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous.

Of, relating to, or receiving special hospital services and privileges

Possessed of discernment, especially in avoiding error or evil, and in the adaptation of means to ends; prudent; sagacious; judicious; not rash or heedless; cautious.

Not available for public use, control, or participation

Differing; distinct.

Belonging to a particular person or persons, as opposed to the public or the government

Marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint;

Of, relating to, or derived from nongovernment sources

Unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic;

Conducted and supported primarily by individuals or groups not affiliated with governmental agencies or corporations

Heedful of potential consequences;

Enrolled in or attending a private school

Capitalized in shares of stock that are held by a relatively small number of owners and are not traded on the open market

Not holding an official or public position

Not for public knowledge or disclosure; secret

Not appropriate for use or display in public; intimate

Placing a high value on personal privacy

A noncommissioned rank in the US Army or Marine Corps that is below private first class.

One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization.

Privates Private parts. Often used with the.

Belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group.

Not accessible by the public.

Not in governmental office or employment.

Not publicly known; not open; secret.

Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded.

Not traded by the public.

Secretive; reserved.

Not shared with another patient.

Accessible only to the class itself or instances of it, and not to other classes or even subclasses.

A soldier of the lowest rank in the army.

A doctor working in privately rather than publicly funded health care.

The genitals.

(obsolete) A secret message; a personal unofficial communication.

(obsolete) Personal interest; particular business.

(obsolete) Privacy; retirement.

(obsolete) One not invested with a public office.

A private lesson.

To make something hidden from the public (without deleting it permanently).

Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person, company, or interest; peculiar to one's self; unconnected with others; personal; one's own; not public; not general; separate; as, a man's private opinion; private property; a private purse; private expenses or interests; a private secretary.

Sequestered from company or observation; appropriated to an individual; secret; secluded; lonely; solitary; as, a private room or apartment; private prayer.

Not invested with, or engaged in, public office or employment; as, a private citizen; private life.

Not publicly known; not open; secret; as, a private negotiation; a private understanding.

Having secret or private knowledge; privy.

A secret message; a personal unofficial communication.

Personal interest; particular business.

Privacy; retirement.

One not invested with a public office.

A common soldier; a soldier below the grade of a noncommissioned officer.

The private parts; the genitals.

An enlisted man of the lowest rank;

Confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy;

Concerning things deeply private and personal;

Concerning one person exclusively;

Not expressed;