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Definition of "domesticity" []

  • The quality or condition of being domestic. (noun)
  • Home life or devotion to it. (noun)
  • Household affairs. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "domesticity" in a sentence
  • "As I commented on your review post - his genuine-sounding words about how great domesticity is really jumped out at me."
  • "But the roof of their domesticity is shaking, ready to be blown away along with other houses in their neighborhood."
  • "To get an idea of the Dutch achievement in domesticity, I cite Rybczynski on the urban medieval home: "The typical bourgeois townhouse of the 14th century combined living and work.""