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.
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Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
But even though the business of domesticity has shifted in the years since Stewart’s IPO, her earlier successes unquestionably primed audiences for the advent of homemaking influencers whose approach to their public image differs radically from her own.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2024
Archival images of a young Stewart exude the charming, homespun domesticity that many social-media creators now emulate.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2024
As the usual markers of adulthood—establishing a career, buying property, starting a family—become more elusive for today’s young people, cozy gaming offers a form of domesticity through the worlds on their screens.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Domesticity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domesticity. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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domesticity
noun
do·mes·tic·i·ty
ˌdō-ˌmes-ˈtis-ət-ē
-məs-,
də-
: the quality or state of being domestic or domesticated
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