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personal space

per·son·al space
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pur-suh-nl speys]
    • /ˈpɜr sə nl speɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pur-suh-nl speys]
    • /ˈpɜr sə nl speɪs/

Definitions of personal space words

  • noun personal space the variable and subjective distance at which one person feels comfortable talking to another. 1
  • uncountable noun personal space If someone invades your personal space, they stand or lean too close to you, so that you feel uncomfortable. 0
  • uncountable noun personal space If you need your personal space, you need time on your own, with the freedom to do something that you want to do or to think about something. 0
  • noun personal space freedom to be on your own at times; privacy; autonomy 0
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Parts of speech for Personal space

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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personal space popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

personal space usage trend in Literature

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