semiprivate
adjective
semi·pri·vate
ˌse-mē-ˈprī-vət 
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-
variants
or semi-private
1
a
: having some private and some public features
a semiprivate company
b
: private with some availability to the public
a semiprivate golf course
c
: providing some but not complete privacy
a semiprivate cubicle
2
a
: accommodating usually two or three patients
a semiprivate hospital room
outpatients monitored in semiprivate postoperative rooms
b
: staying or recovering in a room accommodating usually two or three patients
semiprivate inpatients
compare private sense 1e
Examples of semiprivate in a Sentence
a semiprivate room in a hospital
Recent Examples on the Web
For example, at Grassi, a New York accounting and auditing firm with 500 employees, the offices have been reconfigured to hybrid spaces, emphasizing cubicles or semiprivate areas along with open collaborative spaces.
—
Ellen Rosen, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023
In September, Windham residents circulated a Change.org petition calling on town leaders to block the mountain’s transformation into a semiprivate club.
—Claire Fahy, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
Courtesy Aero Aero Technologies | 🚀 The idea: With first-class flights between private terminals across the world, Aero is one of several semiprivate carriers trying to restore the lost luster of 1950s air travel.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2022
There are also private and semiprivate spaces, to accommodate groups of eight to 45.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 June 2023
Attention, event planners: Two semiprivate nooks — one near the front window, the other in the rear — are designed with small parties in mind and show off the handiwork of New York artist John Tsombikos, the sons’ brother-in-law.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
The two buildings will include a total of 16 private and semiprivate elevators and will each provide 24-hour concierge service.
—Wells Dusenbury, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Aug. 2021
Residents also have access to various facilities, including tennis courts, basketball courts, a playground and the semiprivate beach.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2020
Consider the ways in which private physical spaces (like bedrooms), along with semiprivate spaces like motels, bathhouses, and dance clubs, created their own expectations of privacy.
—Tim Wu, The New York Review of Books, 24 Mar. 2020
Ellen Rosen, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023
In September, Windham residents circulated a Change.org petition calling on town leaders to block the mountain’s transformation into a semiprivate club.
—Claire Fahy, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
Courtesy Aero Aero Technologies | 🚀 The idea: With first-class flights between private terminals across the world, Aero is one of several semiprivate carriers trying to restore the lost luster of 1950s air travel.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2022
There are also private and semiprivate spaces, to accommodate groups of eight to 45.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 June 2023
Attention, event planners: Two semiprivate nooks — one near the front window, the other in the rear — are designed with small parties in mind and show off the handiwork of New York artist John Tsombikos, the sons’ brother-in-law.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
The two buildings will include a total of 16 private and semiprivate elevators and will each provide 24-hour concierge service.
—Wells Dusenbury, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Aug. 2021
Residents also have access to various facilities, including tennis courts, basketball courts, a playground and the semiprivate beach.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2020
Consider the ways in which private physical spaces (like bedrooms), along with semiprivate spaces like motels, bathhouses, and dance clubs, created their own expectations of privacy.
—Tim Wu, The New York Review of Books, 24 Mar. 2020
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semiprivate
adjective
semi·pri·vate
ˌsem-i-ˈprī-vət
ˌsem-ˌī-
: shared with one other or a few others
a semiprivate hospital room
Medical Definition
semiprivate
adjective
semi·pri·vate
-ˈprī-vət
: accommodating usually two or three patients
a semiprivate hospital room
outpatients monitored in semiprivate postoperative rooms
also
: staying or recovering in a room accommodating usually two or three patients
semiprivate inpatients
compare private
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