semiprivate

American  

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

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• semiprivacy
  noun

Etymology

Origin of semiprivate

First recorded in 1875–80; semi- + private

Example Sentences

We were mostly in this large conference room, like a church lunchroom, with tons of long tables in the middle, with these little semiprivate consult rooms off to the side.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

A small gathering of people milled around as auction items were read through by a woman speaking at a volume not much louder than a semiprivate conversation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

In the case of Toni Ferrara, a Phoenix-based public-relations executive, she’s considering booking a flight on a semiprivate charter jet for a business trip to Las Vegas next week.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 8, 2025

Some cities have adopted French “pissoirs” — essentially completely or semiprivate public urinals, which have been around since the early 19th century.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023

He was rushed by ambulance to the Brooklyn Memorial Hospital and put into a semiprivate room one floor below the eye ward.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok