domesticity
noun
do·mes·tic·i·ty
| \ ˌdō-ˌme-ˈsti-sə-tē
, -mə-; ˌdä-\
, -mə-; ˌdä-\
plural domesticities
Definition of domesticity
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
Sweetie Pie, the feral, has made a new step in domesticity. — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, "Can Sweetie Pie, a Livermore stray cat, become a house cat again?," 12 July 2019 In some ways, these notions of domesticity, planning ahead, being responsible are not the ingredients out of which pop-star careers are typically made. — Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, "Review: Chance the Rapper’s new ‘The Big Day’," 26 July 2019 Leen, a Russian native who emigrated to New York in 1939, focused mainly on American domesticity. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "‘Life’ Magazine’s Earliest Women Photojournalists Step Into Spotlight," 28 June 2019 Tarantino’s depiction of marital domesticity is as bitter and burdensome as any macho adolescent might envision it. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "Review: Quentin Tarantino’s Obscenely Regressive Vision of the Sixties in “Once Upon a Time . . . in Hollywood”," 27 July 2019 Roelle’s exacting wire sculptures illustrate summertime fun with the kids, and Pierce’s fantastical prints explode ideals of domesticity. — BostonGlobe.com, "The Ticket: What’s happening in the local arts world," 28 July 2018 Outwardly, Lina is living a life of perfect domesticity: husband, home, children. — Bryn Greenwood, Washington Post, "Lisa Taddeo’s ‘Three Women’ examines the way men’s actions shape female desire," 8 July 2019 Life at base camp is an odd mix of mundane domesticity, logistical challenges, and the occasional flash of life-or-death drama. — National Geographic, "Here's what it's like to live at Everest base camp," 16 May 2019 There’s a lot of warmth in I.M., and a sense of domesticity, too; the yang to the yin of Mizrahi’s theatrical sensibility and irrepressible ebullience. — Vogue, "Isaac Mizrahi’s New Memoir, I.M., Is No Frockumentary—And the Better for It," 26 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'domesticity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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domesticity
noun
English Language Learners Definition of domesticity
formal
: life inside a home : the activities of a family or of the people who share a home
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