domesticity

noun

do·​mes·​tic·​i·​ty ˌdō-ˌme-ˈsti-sə-tē How to pronounce domesticity (audio)
-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 The very best thing about this book might be the way Quindlen, an anthropologist of domesticity, catalogs the sparklingly random moments that make up human experience. Catherine Newman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024 The death of the girl boss was the birth of the trad boss who turns domesticity into a career. Abigail Anthony, National Review, 11 Feb. 2024 In their use of color, scale, handling, and composition, both approached themes of bourgeois recreation and domesticity behind doors in resolutely disruptive ways. Sam Needleman, The New York Review of Books, 6 Jan. 2024 Further demonstrating to their domesticity were widespread Mesopotamian superstitions, including those in the approximately 2,700-year-old Šumma Ālu tablets, that depict dogs as a regular presence in Mesopotamian homes. Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024 Elvis, likely via Colonel Parker (who is nothing more than an offscreen presence here), grooms Priscilla to sell a particular brand of domesticity and womanhood. EW.com, 24 Oct. 2023 The first half of the eight-hour season plays out like a rom-com, as the pair quickly break their own promises to keep things professional and fall into their own version of cozy domesticity. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2024 Matrimony and domesticity at the time were considered part of the basic life path for women and the idea that a wife could find these things unsatisfactory and abandon her husband and children went down about as easily as the notion of a portly, irritable reality TV show host running for president. Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024 Pantries, closets, and refrigerators are no longer where the messy background work of domesticity is hidden from view. Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of domesticity was in 1721

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“Domesticity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domesticity. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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domesticity

noun
do·​mes·​tic·​i·​ty ˌdō-ˌmes-ˈtis-ət-ē How to pronounce domesticity (audio)
-məs-,
də-
: the quality or state of being domestic or domesticated
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