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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Its inaugural exhibition features more than 20 pieces by 19 artists, ranging from emerging to established, and explores artists’ relationship to privacy and attention through depictions of intimacy, domesticity and the art world.
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Kyle Thomas, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Why a career pause doesn’t have to last forever
This idea of stay-at-home or working mother is a black-and-white idea: Either resign yourself to a life of domesticity or kill it in the workforce and sacrifice time with your family.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Its inaugural exhibition features more than 20 pieces by 19 artists, ranging from emerging to established, and explores artists’ relationship to privacy and attention through depictions of intimacy, domesticity and the art world.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Pete Ohs is bringing the horrors of domesticity to the screen in his third collaboration with Jeremy O. Harris.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Domesticity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domesticity. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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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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