riservatezza

privacy

noun ree-zer-vah-TET-tsah Rare

Also means

discretion

Usage Note

Riservatezza describes the quality of being reserved or discreet — a personal trait rather than a legal concept. For the legal right to privacy, Italians now often use la privacy (borrowed directly from English) or la riservatezza dei dati (data privacy). A reserved person is riservato/a.

Examples

"Apprezzo la sua riservatezza in ogni situazione."

Natural Translation

I appreciate her discretion in every situation.

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