semiprivate
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
More private than usual accommodations, but not fully private; used especially of a hospital room that is shared by two patients in contradistinction to a ward containing many patients.
Example Sentences
- "Since there were few semiprivate sociopetal spaces or other facilities that could promote the formation of a social order, the informal social networks found in lower class neighborhoods didn’t develop."
- "We lived on one of only six blocks in the entire neighborhood in Williamsburg that had semiprivate houses."
- "Part of a growing market known as semiprivate aviation, the carrier offers scheduled book-by-the-seat flights on board charter aircraft."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English private English semiprivate From semi- + private.