Definitions

domesticity

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

NOUN

home life

Synonyms

STRONG

domestication

WEAK

family life staying at home

Example Sentences

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An exquisitely observed scene depicts a full weekend Suzanna is allowed to spend with her mother in a prison trailer, a simulacrum of domesticity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

He’s the un-Rembrandt, a poet of intimate domesticity whose nine paintings here are less than 2 feet per side.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

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

From Salon • Dec. 25, 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