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 a nonchalance in his proposal that matches the domesticity of the performance. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025

The halo of the golden plate, evoking the Virgin Mary, as well as the cat on the hearth behind him, emphasize his domesticity. —Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024

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

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