Privy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɪvi/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɪvi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɪvi/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɪvi/.

Examples

a privy place to rest and think
a secluded romantic spot
a secret garden

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lav bathroom toilet lavatory secret john outhouse jakes secluded can earth-closet

Parts of Speech

noun	a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
noun	a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
adjective	hidden from general view or use “a privy place to rest and think”
adjective	(followed by `to') informed about something secret or not generally known “privy to the details of the conspiracy”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

eingeweiht

ein Raum oder Gebäude, das mit einer oder mehreren Toiletten ausgestattet ist

🇫🇷French

privé

un local ou un bâtiment équipé d'un ou plusieurs toilettes

🇪🇸Spanish

privado

una habitación o edificio equipado con uno o más baños

🇮🇹Italian

privato

un locale o un edificio dotato di uno o più servizi igienici

🇳🇱Dutch

ingewijd

een ruimte of gebouw voorzien van één of meer toiletten

🇵🇹Portuguese

privado

uma sala ou edifício equipado com um ou mais banheiros

🇷🇺Russian

тайный

комната или здание, оборудованное одним или несколькими туалетами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुप्त

एक या अधिक शौचालयों से सुसज्जित कमरा या भवन

🇧🇩Bengali

গোপনীয়তা

এক বা একাধিক টয়লেট দিয়ে সজ্জিত একটি ঘর বা বিল্ডিং

🇮🇳Tamil

அந்தரங்கம்

ஒன்று அல்லது அதற்கு மேற்பட்ட கழிப்பறைகள் கொண்ட அறை அல்லது கட்டிடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

గోప్యమైన

ఒకటి లేదా అంతకంటే ఎక్కువ టాయిలెట్లతో కూడిన గది లేదా భవనం

🇮🇳Marathi

खाजगी

एक किंवा अधिक शौचालयांनी सुसज्ज असलेली खोली किंवा इमारत

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાનગી

એક અથવા વધુ શૌચાલયોથી સજ્જ એક ઓરડો અથવા મકાન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೌಪ್ಯ

ಒಂದು ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಶೌಚಾಲಯಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಕೊಠಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕಟ್ಟಡ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വകാര്യം

ഒന്നോ അതിലധികമോ ടോയ്‌ലറ്റുകൾ ഉള്ള ഒരു മുറി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കെട്ടിടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿੱਜੀ

ਇੱਕ ਕਮਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਮਾਰਤ ਇੱਕ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਟਾਇਲਟਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਲੈਸ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

رازداری

ایک کمرہ یا عمارت جو ایک یا زیادہ بیت الخلاء سے لیس ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

私人的

配备一个或多个厕所的房间或建筑物

🇯🇵Japanese

秘密の

1つ以上のトイレを備えた部屋または建物

🇰🇷Korean

옥외 변소

하나 이상의 화장실을 갖춘 방이나 건물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

riêng

một căn phòng hoặc tòa nhà được trang bị một hoặc nhiều nhà vệ sinh

🇹🇭Thai

องคมนตรี

ห้องหรืออาคารที่มีห้องสุขาตั้งแต่หนึ่งห้องขึ้นไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

rahasia

sebuah ruangan atau bangunan yang dilengkapi dengan satu atau lebih toilet

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خاص

غرفة أو مبنى مجهز بدورة مياه واحدة أو أكثر

🇮🇷Persian

محرمانه

یک اتاق یا ساختمان مجهز به یک یا چند توالت

🇹🇷Turkish

özel

bir veya daha fazla tuvaletle donatılmış bir oda veya bina

🇮🇱Hebrew

סודי

חדר או בניין המצויד בשירותים אחד או יותר

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The primary meaning of 'privy' is 'a room or building equipped with one or more toilets'.

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Using 'privy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'privy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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