domesticity

American  

[doh-me-stis-i-tee] / ˌdoʊ mɛˈstɪs ɪ ti /

noun

plural

domesticities

1. the state of being domestic; domestic or home life.

2. a domestic or household act, activity, duty, or chore.

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domesticity British  

/ ˌdəʊmɛˈstɪsɪtɪ /

noun

1. home life

2. devotion to or familiarity with home life

3. (usually plural) a domestic duty, matter, or condition

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Etymology

Origin of domesticity

First recorded in 1715–25; domestic + -ity

Example Sentences

In her columns for “Smart Housekeeping,” Elizabeth presides over an idyll of New England domesticity.

From Salon

For a heartbeat, you can almost imagine an alternate ending: two lonely figures passing the winter in gentle domesticity, breaking bread, tending the fire, building a language out of generosity.

From Salon

Initially, he was thinking of this body of work in terms of domesticity.

From Los Angeles Times

“Wi$h Li$t,” a wistful song that hits like a contented sigh, imagines a simple life of domesticity in a suburban house with a basketball hoop, children and peace.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alternating between angry and exhausted, she bristles at acclimating to the domesticity that her prickly neighbor wives treat like a club handshake.

From Los Angeles Times