The adjective “private” is a good word to parse. Because there is confusion in it. Some people think that this is tracing paper from English, but this is not at all true. The adjective is so long in the language that it has become obsolete. But it is quite successfully used now. Let us reveal the meaning of the word “private”. But let's talk, of course, not only about this.
History
English is coming. There are more and more English words. And in this sense, from the opponents of the "clogging" of the Russian language, it comes not only to the words that we recently have, but to those that can be called old-timers. All these language “showdowns” are sometimes not too fair. Therefore, sometimes even words (not to mention people) need protection. Let's see the historical meaning of the word "private".
We are not required to study English. And even more so, this is not a recent acquisition. The adjective is borrowed from Polish (prywatny), and the word came from Latin. Moreover, in Latin in those days, it meant "deprived of (position)." Latin spelling - prīvatus. It is difficult to say how, as a result, the "deprived" of the post turned into a "private". Probably, when a person was deprived of his post in the Roman Empire, then only his private life remained for him. But this is only a hunch. In other words, we put on the inversion of meaning.
But we were distracted. In Russia, the word has been known since 1702. By the way, it would be possible to give citizenship to any foreigner if he had lived with us so much, but they still look at the word with suspicion - not good!
Value
Everything is clear with historical significance, but what is being done in the world now? Have you changed the meaning of the word somehow over the past years? Older people rarely change, and words can take an example from them. The meaning of the word has not changed. But we will consult, just in case, with an explanatory dictionary: "Private, unofficial." As you can see, nothing unexpected. Private is both difficult and simple: what a noble story, and the meaning is easy to remember.
By the way, the definition of the explanatory dictionary partly confirms our guess about the Latin meaning. When a person was deprived of an official status, that is, a position, all his actions were private, unofficial. Like it or not, “private” is an interesting word.
Synonyms
Sometimes it seems that you can do without analogues, because on this point everything becomes crystal clear. Such an interpretation is a matter of taste. In this case, synonyms will not hurt, maybe even help. Therefore, their list follows:
- informal;
- private;
- secret;
- private;
- informal;
- backstage.
Yes, wonderful adjectives. Moreover, the object of research (private if it is forgotten) does not lose and does not win against its synonyms. They are equal.