belonging to some particular person

private property.

pertaining to or affecting a particular person or a small group of persons; individual; personal

for your private satisfaction.

confined to or intended only for the persons immediately concerned; confidential

a private meeting.

personal and not publicly expressed

one's private feelings.

not holding public office or employment

private citizens.

not of an official or public character

private life.

removed from or out of public view or knowledge; secret

private papers.

not open or accessible to the general public

a private beach.

undertaken individually or personally

private research.

without the presence of others; alone.

solitary; secluded.

preferring privacy; retiring

a very private person.

intimate; most personal

private behavior.

of, having, or receiving special hospital facilities, privileges, and services, esp. a room of one's own and liberal visiting hours

a private room; a private patient.

of lowest military rank.

of, pertaining to, or coming from nongovernmental sources

private funding.

a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.

privates. private parts. ?

in private

not publicly; secretly

The hearing will be conducted in private.

adjective

open , public , sociable , revealed , unconcealed

adjective

behind the scenes , clandestine , closet * , close to one’s chest , confidential , discreet , exclusive , hushed , hush-hush * , independent , individual , inside , nonpublic , not open , off the record * , own , particular , privy * , reserved , secret , separate , special , under one’s hat , unofficial , concealed , quiet , removed , retired , secluded , sequestered , solitary , withdrawn , personal , privy , auricular

noun

enlisted person , first-class * , gi , infantry , private soldier , sailor , second-class , soldier , clandestine , closet , concealed , confidential , covert , desolate , discreet , hidden , hushed , inside , intimate , nonpublic , personal , privy , reclusive , remote , secluded , secret , sequestered , solitary , unofficial