Esoteric and Private

Esoteric

Esoteric adjective - Not known or meant to be known by the general populace.
Usage example: must have had some esoteric motive for leaving his art collection to a museum halfway around the globe

Private is a synonym for esoteric in complex topic. In some cases you can use "Private" instead an adjective "Esoteric", when it comes to topics like obscure, mysterious.

Private

Private adjective - Not known or meant to be known by the general populace.
Usage example: that he is planning to retire is private information until he makes a public announcement

Esoteric is a synonym for private. You can use "Esoteric" instead an adjective "Private".

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