private vs social

private

adj
  • Belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group. 

  • Not publicly known; not open; secret. 

  • Not shared with another patient. 

  • Not accessible by the public. 

  • Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded. 

  • Secretive; reserved. 

  • Accessible only to the class itself or instances of it, and not to other classes or even subclasses. 

  • Not traded by the public. 

  • Not in governmental office or employment. 

verb
  • To make something hidden from the public (without deleting it permanently). 

noun
  • A private lesson. 

  • The genitals. 

  • A soldier of the lowest rank in the army. 

  • A doctor working in privately rather than publicly funded health care. 

social

adj
  • Of or relating to society. 

  • Being extroverted or outgoing. 

  • Cooperating or growing in groups. 

  • Relating to a nation's allies. 

  • Relating to social media or social networks. 

noun
  • A social media account. 

  • A festive gathering to foster introductions. 

  • A dance held to raise money, often held for a couple to be married. 

How often have the words private and social occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )