domesticity

noun

do·​mes·​tic·​i·​ty ˌdō-ˌme-ˈsti-sə-tē 

-mə-;

ˌdä-

plural domesticities

1

: the quality or state of being domestic or domesticated

2

: domestic activities or life

3

domesticities plural : domestic affairs

Examples of domesticity in a Sentence

We got married and settled into a life of comfortable domesticity.

Recent Examples on the Web

Social inclusion, within the family, the community, and the nation, Vider writes, all depend on performing domesticity correctly, that is, following the scripts of the white, middle-class, heterosexual home. —Literary Hub, 15 June 2026

Sully, who was active from the 1920s through the 1940s, worked primarily with paper and colored pencils, creating works about domesticity and popular culture in American homes. —Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026

Rudd plays Rick Power, a middle-aged American wedding singer living in cozy domesticity in Crumlin, a suburb of Dublin. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 29 May 2026

Khilifah Pierre was sharing a moment of domesticity with husband Kevon Lee when he was shot in the chest and stomach by a masked man inside Xpress Laundromat on Utica Ave. —Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for domesticity

• authenticity
• chromaticity
• concentricity
• eccentricity
• elasticity
• electricity
• iconicity
• metallicity
• multiplicity
• specificity
• synchronicity
• analyticity

Kids Definition

domesticity

noun

do·​mes·​tic·​i·​ty ˌdō-ˌmes-ˈtis-ət-ē 

-məs-, 

də-

: the quality or state of being domestic or domesticated