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.
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But while free-floating and airy in its construction, the film’s deceiving familiarity slowly erodes, morphing into an unsettling, formally astute brain-tickler observing the placid domesticity of an affluent Texas family in their natural habitat.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 28 June 2024
Photographs taken there show individuals in scenes of comfortable domesticity and community, getting dressed in traditionally feminine clothes and celebrating occasions and holidays together.
—Suyin Haynes, CNN, 26 June 2024
If the show stays strictly faithful to the trajectory of the books, fans of the show might be seriously unprepared for Eloise’s storyline, which sets her up with a country life of motherhood and domesticity.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 18 June 2024
The removal of the jacket allows for the domesticity that K craves.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 May 2024
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 28 June 2024
Photographs taken there show individuals in scenes of comfortable domesticity and community, getting dressed in traditionally feminine clothes and celebrating occasions and holidays together.
—Suyin Haynes, CNN, 26 June 2024
If the show stays strictly faithful to the trajectory of the books, fans of the show might be seriously unprepared for Eloise’s storyline, which sets her up with a country life of motherhood and domesticity.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 18 June 2024
The removal of the jacket allows for the domesticity that K craves.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 May 2024
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“Domesticity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domesticity. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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domesticity
noun
do·mes·tic·i·ty
ˌdō-ˌmes-ˈtis-ət-ē
-məs-,
də-
: the quality or state of being domestic or domesticated
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