domesticity

[ doh-me-stis-i-tee ]

noun

, plural do·mes·tic·i·ties.

1. the state of being domestic; domestic or home life.
2. a domestic or household act, activity, duty, or chore.

domesticity

/ ˌdəʊmɛˈstɪsɪtɪ /

noun

1. home life
2. devotion to or familiarity with home life
3. usually plural a domestic duty, matter, or condition

Word History and Origins

Origin of domesticity¹

First recorded in 1715–25; domestic + -ity

Example Sentences

The second thing is the intimacy and domesticity.

From Los Angeles Times

Settling in, Duane gifts Jackie with a microwave he liberated from his broken marriage, a small symbol of both warm domesticity and cold technology.

From Los Angeles Times

“For the first time, weirdly, I’m choosing home and decorating it only for me without the aspiration of hoping for domesticity or family,” she tells me.

From Los Angeles Times

The key to a terrific scary home invasion horror movie is not just how domesticity gets breached but why.

From New York Times

But it’s also possible to see these works as filtering the domesticity of the School of Paris painting through Abstract Expressionism’s often raw boldness.

From New York Times