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

The plot involves mimicry, the nature of reality, avian metaphors, freedom, the mundane horrors of domesticity, and an alien species seeking someone to raise their offspring to imitate human beings. —Jeff Spry, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2025

With domesticity as a false front for secrets and lies, Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover’s globe-trotting thriller celebrates the pulse-pounding similarities between murder and couples therapy. —Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025

Schlesinger’s The Day of the Locust doesn’t do justice to West’s paranoia, yet its remoteness captures the liberal Hollywood apathy that no longer identifies with American domesticity and sees its own working class as existing merely to perpetuate ruling-class superiority. —Armond White, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025

Your attention appears to be around home, family, or domesticity and situations involving these areas could be requiring more attention. —Kyle Thomas, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for domesticity

• authenticity
• chromaticity
• concentricity
• eccentricity
• elasticity
• electricity
• iconicity
• metallicity
• multiplicity
• specificity
• synchronicity
• analyticity

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