Privy
adjective
Having exclusive or private knowledge of something.
She was privy to the details of the plan
Often appears as...
- privy to information
- privy to details
noun
A toilet located in a small building outside a house or other building.
He ran to the privy behind the house
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Participating in the knowledge of something private or secret.
They were privy to the conspiracy
Often appears as...
- privy to the conspiracy
- privy to the plot
adjective
Belonging or relating to a person in one's individual rather than official capacity.
His privy thoughts
Often appears as...
- privy thoughts
- privy deeds
Usage tips
Formal, Neutral
adjective
Having exclusive or private knowledge of something.
She was privy to the details of the plan
Often appears as...
- privy to information
- privy to details
noun
A toilet located in a small building outside a house or other building.
He ran to the privy behind the house
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Participating in the knowledge of something private or secret.
They were privy to the conspiracy
Often appears as...
- privy to the conspiracy
- privy to the plot
adjective
Belonging or relating to a person in one's individual rather than official capacity.
His privy thoughts
Often appears as...
- privy thoughts
- privy deeds
Usage tips
Formal, Neutral
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Exclusivity Matters
Used when one has access to information not widely available or shared with a few.
Only the CEO and the board were privy to the merger details.
Pro Tip 2/2Trust and Discretion
Implies a level of trust given by those who shared the confidential information.
As his lawyer, I'm privy to his financial records.
Pro Tip 1/2Exclusivity Matters
Used when one has access to information not widely available or shared with a few.
Only the CEO and the board were privy to the merger details.
Pro Tip 2/2Trust and Discretion
Implies a level of trust given by those who shared the confidential information.
As his lawyer, I'm privy to his financial records.
Pro Tip 1/2Exclusivity Matters
Used when one has access to information not widely available or shared with a few.
Only the CEO and the board were privy to the merger details.
Pro Tip 2/2Trust and Discretion
Implies a level of trust given by those who shared the confidential information.
As his lawyer, I'm privy to his financial records.
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Doodlers, unite! - Sunni...
complexity and visual language that happens in a predictable order and I think that is incredible I think that means doodling is native to us and we simply are denying ourselves that instinct and finally a lot of people aren't privy to this but the doodle is a precursor to some of our greatest cultural assets this is but one this is
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Dive into an ocean...
I've photographed everything from really, really big sharks to dainty ones that fit in the palm of your hand. I've smelled the fishy, fishy breath of humpback whales feeding just feet away from me in the cold seas off Canada's Great Bear Rainforest. And I've been privy to the mating rituals of green sea turtles
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Sunni Brown: Doodlers,...
In other words, they have a shared and growing complexity in visual language that happens in a predictable order. And I think that is incredible. I think that means doodling is native to us and we simply are denying ourselves that instinct. And finally, a lot a people aren't privy to this,
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Adventure on the...
of that wilderness in real time for the world to see. The whole world will be privy to the impacts when they come. And we'll explain that to people as it... as it arrives. Gregg. Gregg is trying to figure out how to bring life to this network. We need people to connect the dots.
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Tierney Thys: Swim with...
so you're like, oh, I hope the tag is okay. And so the waiting is really the hardest part. I'm going to show you our latest dataset. And it hasn't been published, so it's totally privy information just for TED. And in showing you this, you know, when we're looking at this data,
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African Dung Beetle PIPE...
worldwide all united in their love of and need to possess balls have done one question about dung beetles for a further study are they capable of having fun you know being frivolous we're not privy to the
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Dung Beetles PIPE National...
worldwide all united in their love of and need to possess balls have done one question about dung beetles for further study are they capable of having fun you know being frivolous we're not privy to
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Deadly Mating PIPE National...
actually a trap emitting a scent that the laws are powerless to resist we're not privy to the moth mental process but well here's the moss staring at the trap it's got to be the strangest looking
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Deadly Mating PIPE National...
actually a trap emitting a scent that the laws are powerless to resist we're not privy to the moths mental process but well here's the moss staring at the trap it's got to be the strangest
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James Robertson: The...
chest you know it butter has a commode a party a privy a phone thus whenever you have to go to the bathroom you are engaging in a bit of Civil War history
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Doodlers, unite! - Sunni...
complexity and visual language that happens in a predictable order and I think that is incredible I think that means doodling is native to us and we simply are denying ourselves that instinct and finally a lot of people aren't privy to this but the doodle is a precursor to some of our greatest cultural assets this is but one this is
Video examples
Dive into an ocean...
I've photographed everything from really, really big sharks to dainty ones that fit in the palm of your hand. I've smelled the fishy, fishy breath of humpback whales feeding just feet away from me in the cold seas off Canada's Great Bear Rainforest. And I've been privy to the mating rituals of green sea turtles
Video examples
Sunni Brown: Doodlers,...
In other words, they have a shared and growing complexity in visual language that happens in a predictable order. And I think that is incredible. I think that means doodling is native to us and we simply are denying ourselves that instinct. And finally, a lot a people aren't privy to this,
Video examples
Adventure on the...
of that wilderness in real time for the world to see. The whole world will be privy to the impacts when they come. And we'll explain that to people as it... as it arrives. Gregg. Gregg is trying to figure out how to bring life to this network. We need people to connect the dots.
Video examples
Tierney Thys: Swim with...
so you're like, oh, I hope the tag is okay. And so the waiting is really the hardest part. I'm going to show you our latest dataset. And it hasn't been published, so it's totally privy information just for TED. And in showing you this, you know, when we're looking at this data,
Video examples
African Dung Beetle PIPE...
worldwide all united in their love of and need to possess balls have done one question about dung beetles for a further study are they capable of having fun you know being frivolous we're not privy to the
Video examples
Dung Beetles PIPE National...
worldwide all united in their love of and need to possess balls have done one question about dung beetles for further study are they capable of having fun you know being frivolous we're not privy to
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Deadly Mating PIPE National...
actually a trap emitting a scent that the laws are powerless to resist we're not privy to the moth mental process but well here's the moss staring at the trap it's got to be the strangest looking
Video examples
Deadly Mating PIPE National...
actually a trap emitting a scent that the laws are powerless to resist we're not privy to the moths mental process but well here's the moss staring at the trap it's got to be the strangest
Video examples
James Robertson: The...
chest you know it butter has a commode a party a privy a phone thus whenever you have to go to the bathroom you are engaging in a bit of Civil War history
Example 1 of 10
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James Wan
Australian Producer
As a director you're always so busy - you're go, go, go, you're always moving, moving, moving - so I'm not actually privy to all the weird stuff that's happening around me, but for a lot of the cast and crew, that's what I hear stories from them about weird stuff happening.
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Gad Saad
Canadian Scientist
There are many benefits to having interesting friends on Facebook. In my case, given that fellow academics constitute a sizable portion of my online friends, I am at times privy to shared studies that I might otherwise miss (or perhaps only identify at some future date).
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Shefali Shah
The thing with this industry is, it's in your face, it's there. You are privy to whatever goes on, and somehow people have this sense of entitlement towards actors and filmmakers' life. It's like you don't have any privacy, your life is out there for people to see.
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Holly Hunter
American Actress
I think it's really odd, too, that the public is so privy to how much money the actors make and what movies cost. It seems to me to be beside the point. When I go to a movie I really don't want to think about the money. I want to see the story.
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Terence Trent D'Arby
American Musician
I've been privy to certain experiences which have allowed me to realize how fleeting time is, in any case, and how ultimately not important this is. 'This' being the things perhaps we trip on in life.
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E. O. Wilson
American Scientist
Theology made no provision for evolution. The biblical authors had missed the most important revelation of all! Could it be that they were not really privy to the thoughts of God?
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Gabrielle Zevin
American Author
I'm very privy to the way bookstores work, and I think a lot about the ecosystem that my books have been published in. I think it's great to be aware of how publishing works.
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Paul Theroux
American Novelist
My father had an invisible job outside of the house; I didn't know what he did. But my kids were privy to the ups and downs of a writer's life.
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Betty Gabriel
American Actress
Westworld' was its own treat and its own enigma. It was a great experience, but I definitely was not privy to a lot of things on that show.
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Diogenes
Greek Philosopher
The sun too penetrates into privies, but is not polluted by them.
Quote examples
James Wan
Australian Producer
As a director you're always so busy - you're go, go, go, you're always moving, moving, moving - so I'm not actually privy to all the weird stuff that's happening around me, but for a lot of the cast and crew, that's what I hear stories from them about weird stuff happening.
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Gad Saad
Canadian Scientist
There are many benefits to having interesting friends on Facebook. In my case, given that fellow academics constitute a sizable portion of my online friends, I am at times privy to shared studies that I might otherwise miss (or perhaps only identify at some future date).
Quote examples
Shefali Shah
The thing with this industry is, it's in your face, it's there. You are privy to whatever goes on, and somehow people have this sense of entitlement towards actors and filmmakers' life. It's like you don't have any privacy, your life is out there for people to see.
Quote examples
Holly Hunter
American Actress
I think it's really odd, too, that the public is so privy to how much money the actors make and what movies cost. It seems to me to be beside the point. When I go to a movie I really don't want to think about the money. I want to see the story.
Quote examples
Terence Trent D'Arby
American Musician
I've been privy to certain experiences which have allowed me to realize how fleeting time is, in any case, and how ultimately not important this is. 'This' being the things perhaps we trip on in life.
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E. O. Wilson
American Scientist
Theology made no provision for evolution. The biblical authors had missed the most important revelation of all! Could it be that they were not really privy to the thoughts of God?
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Gabrielle Zevin
American Author
I'm very privy to the way bookstores work, and I think a lot about the ecosystem that my books have been published in. I think it's great to be aware of how publishing works.
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Paul Theroux
American Novelist
My father had an invisible job outside of the house; I didn't know what he did. But my kids were privy to the ups and downs of a writer's life.
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Betty Gabriel
American Actress
Westworld' was its own treat and its own enigma. It was a great experience, but I definitely was not privy to a lot of things on that show.
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Diogenes
Greek Philosopher
The sun too penetrates into privies, but is not polluted by them.
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