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domesticity

[doh-me-stis-i-tee] / ˌdoʊ mɛˈstɪs ɪ ti /
NOUN
home life
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Ms. Latifi, a journalist who has written extensively on the subject, describes the world as a fun-house version of domesticity, where family life resembles a business arrangement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 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

For a heartbeat, you can almost imagine an alternate ending: two lonely figures passing the winter in gentle domesticity, breaking bread, tending the fire, building a language out of generosity.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

Even the category of tradwife, a label for adherents of a movement promoting traditional gender roles and female domesticity, contains multitudes.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2024

“Are you kidding? I want this preserved. They'll be thrilled to see any sign of domesticity on my part,” Jen said.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix



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