domesticity

Noun

Meaning

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

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Examples

I found that I had become so spinsterish that I was made neurotic not only by my life of domesticity but by the slightest derangement of my room. I would burst into a fit of weeping if the kettle was not facing due east. Quentin Crisp

The combination of domesticity and wildness - that's a deep expression. Tracy Kidder

I tend to be a bit of a workaholic, but I also can't function without some sort of domesticity as well. Jenny Slate

Domesticity has to mean nesting. Otherwise, six months go by, and you don't know where your underwear is. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

I lead a life of blameless domesticity and always have done. Boris Johnson

I know there are writers who feel unhappy with domesticity and who even manufacture domestic turmoil in order to have something to write about. With me, though, the happier I feel, the better I write. Paul Theroux

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