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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Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
Jupiter has been gracing your sector of home, family and domesticity, Pisces.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Sudan Archives’ Brittney Parks thwarts expectations by the minute: rapped verses drip into expressive violin suites, while meditations on a range of topics—domesticity, colorism, her beloved hometown of Cincinnati—morph into ass-shaking floor fillers.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Ozon tells his questioning tale through the familiar domesticity of the garden, the dinner table, the stroll along a path with her grandson, but in doing so piles up moral complexity, personal history and intrigue.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Domesticity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domesticity. Accessed 16 Nov. 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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