domesticity

noun

do·​mes·​tic·​i·​ty ˌdō-ˌme-ˈsti-sə-tē 

-mə-;

ˌdä-

plural domesticities

1

: the quality or state of being domestic or domesticated

2

: domestic activities or life

3

domesticities plural : domestic affairs

Examples of domesticity in a Sentence

We got married and settled into a life of comfortable domesticity.

Recent Examples on the Web

Promising Young Woman and Olivia Wilde’s dark take on domesticity, 2022’s Don’t Worry Darling. —Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024

Jupiter has been gracing your sector of home, family and domesticity, Pisces. —Skyler Caruso, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024

Sudan Archives’ Brittney Parks thwarts expectations by the minute: rapped verses drip into expressive violin suites, while meditations on a range of topics—domesticity, colorism, her beloved hometown of Cincinnati—morph into ass-shaking floor fillers. —Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024

Ozon tells his questioning tale through the familiar domesticity of the garden, the dinner table, the stroll along a path with her grandson, but in doing so piles up moral complexity, personal history and intrigue. —Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

domesticity

noun

do·​mes·​tic·​i·​ty ˌdō-ˌmes-ˈtis-ət-ē 

-məs-,

də-

: the quality or state of being domestic or domesticated