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    privy

    privy - Dictionary definition and meaning for word privy

    Definition
    (noun) a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
    Synonyms : bathroom , can , john , lav , lavatory , toilet
    Definition
    (noun) a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
    Synonyms : earth-closet , jakes , outhouse
    Definition
    (adj) hidden from general view or use
    Synonyms : secluded , secret
    Example Sentence
    • a privy place to rest and think
    • a secluded romantic spot
    • a secret garden
    Definition
    (adj) (followed by `to') informed about something secret or not generally known
    Example Sentence
    • privy to the details of the conspiracy
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for privy

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priv(PRIVATE)+Y.......SO A PRIVATE DISCUSSION IS ALWAYS secret and hidden from others.

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