Pri·vate·ness, n.
  1. Seclusion from company or society; retirement; privacy; secrecy.
  2. The state of one not invested with public office.
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  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]