DOMESTICITY

domesticity

(noun) domestic activities or life; “making a hobby of domesticity”

domesticity

(noun) the quality of being domestic or domesticated; “a royal family living in unpretentious domesticity”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

domesticity (countable and uncountable, plural domesticities)

Life at home with one's family.

(plural) Domestic chores; housework.

Affection for the home and its material comforts.

Synonyms

• comfort, family, materialism

Antonyms

• business, society, worldliness

Source: Wiktionary


Do`mes*tic"i*ty, n. Etym: [LL. domesticitas: cf. F. domesticité.]

Definition: The state of being domestic; domestic character; household life.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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