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

“Home music-making was at the core of Victorian domesticity, and a woman—wife, mother, daughter—considered the ‘angel in the home,’ would have been sitting at the genteel parlor piano playing this tune,” says Fink.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

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 • Nov. 16, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

The two could civilly debate the issues of the day while cheerily disagreeing with each other—serving as a model of bipartisan debate and domesticity.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2024

So how had she gotten mired in the same pit of domesticity as her parents?

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon