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

There’s nothing like a mortgage and heteronormative domesticity to kill a romance, or so goes the thesis of Timothy Janovsky’s latest novel. —Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024

The gas for these was also pricey, and their aesthetic felt unsuited to domesticity. —Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024

In the end, however, all the domesticity in the world could not save Pollock from himself. —airmail.news, 27 July 2024

For Emergence, Roger Reeves situates these icons in repose—sleep, domesticity, interiority, and mindfulness—and unpacks the rebellion inherent in their rest. —Peter Rubin, Longreads, 18 Dec. 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