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[ doh-me-stis-i-tee ] / ˌdoʊ mɛˈstɪs ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR domesticity ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural do·mes·tic·i·ties.the state of being domestic; domestic or home life. a domestic or household act, activity, duty, or chore. Origin of domesticityFirst recorded in 1715–25; domestic + -ity Words nearby domesticitydomestic, domestic animal, domesticate, domestic court, domestic fowl, domesticity, domestic partner, domestic prelate, domestic-relations court, domestic science, domestic system Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for domesticityNormality, domesticity, ease, in the blazing Arizona desert. The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST Both Brienne and Arya are found wanting in the traditional, essential feminine arts: domesticity and beauty. The Abused Wives of Westeros: A Song of Feminism in ‘Game of Thrones’|Amy Zimmerman|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST He points to scenes in the film that capture their domesticity in homes Dickens set up for Nelly and visited. Ralph Fiennes as Charles Dickens in Love|Caryn James|December 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST Is it “health, domesticity, civic responsibility and strong social connections and all the blandly-held common virtues?” Time Bandit: Donna Tartt’s “Goldfinch”|Liesl Schillinger|October 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Fantastic Four will always return to domesticity and the pleasures of inter-dimensional exploration. The Innate Conservatism of Comics: ‘Marvel Comics: The Untold Story’ by Sean Howe|Tim Marchman|October 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST Long before his adolescence, his lack of domesticity was ominous, and he had formed bad companionships. Lords of the Housetops|Various Yes, all the squalor of the business of domesticity must be hidden from this splendid being! Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett Fanny was clearly happy and busy in her new sphere of domesticity, but no doubt HE had his lonely hours. Twelve Stories and a Dream|H. G. Wells He's getting on in years, and no doubt he's ready to sober down, and take to domesticity. Mount Royal, Volume 2 of 3|Mary Elizabeth Braddon They have the sentiment of domesticity, and suggest the way to cottage doors and to simple, primitive times. Fresh Fields|John Burroughs
British Dictionary definitions for domesticity
noun plural -tieshome life devotion to or familiarity with home life (usually plural) a domestic duty, matter, or condition Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to domesticitydomestication |