Privateness \Pri"vate*ness\, n.
1. Seclusion from company or society; retirement; privacy;
secrecy. --Bacon.
2. The state of one not invested with public office.
privateness
n 1: the condition of being concealed or hidden [syn: {privacy},
{secrecy}, {concealment}]
2: the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of
others [syn: {privacy}, {seclusion}]