PUBLIC as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a body of people sharing some common interest
   Usage Example(s)
   • the reading public
   Hypernyms(s) public is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • body (what does body mean?)
2. Meaning
   • people in general considered as a whole
   Synonym(s)
   • populace (what does populace mean?)
   • world (what does world mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he is a hero in the eyes of the public
   Hypernyms(s) public is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • people (what does people mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • admass (what does admass mean?)

PUBLIC as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • affecting the people or community as a whole
   Usage Example(s)
   • community leaders
   • community interests
   • the public welfare
   Similar To
   • common (what does common mean?)
2. Meaning
   • not private
   • open to or concerning the people as a whole
   Usage Example(s)
   • the public good
   • public libraries
   • public funds
   • public parks
   • a public scandal
   • public gardens
   • performers and members of royal families are public figures
   Antonym(s)
   • private (what does private mean?)
   Similar To
   • in the public eye(p) (what does in the public eye(p) mean?)
   • national (what does national mean?)
   • open (what does open mean?)
   • semipublic (what does semipublic mean?)
   • state-supported (what does state-supported mean?)
   • unexclusive (what does unexclusive mean?)
   • unrestricted (what does unrestricted mean?)
   See Also
   • exoteric (what does exoteric mean?)
   • overt (what does overt mean?)
   • open (what does open mean?)