Personal vs. Private

Of or relating to a particular person; private

Secluded from the sight, presence, or intrusion of others

Done, made, or performed in person

Designed or intended for one's exclusive use

Done to or for or directed toward a particular person

Of or confined to the individual; personal

Concerning a particular person and that person's private business, interests, or activities; intimate

Undertaken on an individual basis

Aimed pointedly at the most intimate aspects of a person, especially in a critical or hostile manner

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

Tending to make remarks, or be unduly questioning, about another's affairs

Not available for public use, control, or participation

Of or relating to the body or physical being

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

Relating to or having the nature of a person or self-conscious being

Of, relating to, or derived from nongovernment sources

(Law) Of or relating to the person

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

(Grammar) Indicating grammatical person.

Enrolled in or attending a private school

A personal item or notice in a newspaper.

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

personals A column in a newspaper or magazine featuring personal notices.

Not holding an official or public position

Pertaining to persons (human beings as opposed to things or animals).

Not for public knowledge or disclosure; secret

Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals

Not appropriate for use or display in public; intimate

Dealing with subjects about which one wishes (or people usually wish) to maintain privacy or discretion; not for public view; sensitive, intimate.

Placing a high value on personal privacy

(euphemistic) Intended for sexual use.

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

Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal; bodily.

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

Done in person; without an intermediary.

privates Private parts. Often used with the.

Relating to an individual, their character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner

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

(grammar) Denoting a person or people.

Not accessible by the public.

Denoting ownership.

Not in governmental office or employment.

An advertisement by which an individual attempts to meet others with similar interests.

Not publicly known; not open; secret.

One's own property or asset

Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded.

Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.

Not traded by the public.

Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals; peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or general; as, personal comfort; personal desire.

Secretive; reserved.

Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal; as, personal charms.

Not shared with another patient.

Done in person; without the intervention of another.

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

Relating to an individual, his character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner; as, personal reflections or remarks.

A soldier of the lowest rank in the army.

Denoting person; as, a personal pronoun.

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

A movable; a chattel.

The genitals.

a short newspaper article about a particular person or group

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

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality;

(obsolete) Personal interest; particular business.

particular to a given individual

(obsolete) Privacy; retirement.

of or arising from personality;

(obsolete) One not invested with a public office.

intimately concerning a person's body or physical being;

A private lesson.

indicating grammatical person;

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;