semiprivate

[ sem-ee-prahy-vit, sem-ahy- ]
/ ˌsɛm iˈpraɪ vɪt, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

adjective

having some degree of privacy but not fully private, as a hospital room with fewer beds than a ward.

Origin of semiprivate

First recorded in 1875–80; semi- + private

OTHER WORDS FROM semiprivate

sem·i·pri·va·cy [sem-ee-prahy-vuh-see, sem-ahy-] /ˌsɛm iˈpraɪ və si, ˌsɛm aɪ-/, noun

Words nearby semiprivate

semipolitical, semiporcelain, semipostal, semiprecious, semiprecious stone, semiprivate, semipro, semiprofessional, semipublic, semiquantitative, semiquaver

Example sentences from the Web for semiprivate

  • He strolled about, reading the names over the small shops, the corner public house, the dressmakers' semiprivate residences.

    The King of Diamonds |Louis Tracy