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domesticity

[doh-me-stis-i-tee]

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noun, plural do·mes·tic·i·ties.

the state of being domestic; domestic or home life.

a domestic or household act, activity, duty, or chore.

Origin:
1715–25; domestic + -ity

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domesticity (ˌdəʊmɛˈstɪsɪtɪ)

—n , pl -ties
1.	home life
2.	devotion to or familiarity with home life
3.	(usually plural) a domestic duty, matter, or condition

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domesticity

1721, from 'domnestic + -ity.

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"We are becoming like cats, slyly parasitic, enjoying an indifferent domesticity. Nice and snug in "the social" our historic passions have withdrawn into the glow of an artificial cosiness, and our half-closed eyes now seek little other than the peaceful parade of television pictures."

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