domesticity

[ doh-me-stis-i-tee ]

/ ˌdoʊ mɛˈstɪs ɪ ti /

the state of being domestic; domestic or home life.

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

Origin of domesticity

First recorded in 1715–25; domestic + -ity

Normality, domesticity, ease, in the blazing Arizona desert.

The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile |Robert Ward |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Both Brienne and Arya are found wanting in the traditional, essential feminine arts: domesticity and beauty.

The Abused Wives of Westeros: A Song of Feminism in ‘Game of Thrones’ |Amy Zimmerman |April 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He points to scenes in the film that capture their domesticity in homes Dickens set up for Nelly and visited.

Ralph Fiennes as Charles Dickens in Love |Caryn James |December 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Is it “health, domesticity, civic responsibility and strong social connections and all the blandly-held common virtues?”

Time Bandit: Donna Tartt’s “Goldfinch” |Liesl Schillinger |October 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

The Fantastic Four will always return to domesticity and the pleasures of inter-dimensional exploration.

The Innate Conservatism of Comics: ‘Marvel Comics: The Untold Story’ by Sean Howe |Tim Marchman |October 16, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Long before his adolescence, his lack of domesticity was ominous, and he had formed bad companionships.

Lords of the Housetops |Various
Yes, all the squalor of the business of domesticity must be hidden from this splendid being!

Hilda Lessways |Arnold Bennett
Fanny was clearly happy and busy in her new sphere of domesticity, but no doubt HE had his lonely hours.

Twelve Stories and a Dream |H. G. Wells
He's getting on in years, and no doubt he's ready to sober down, and take to domesticity.

Mount Royal, Volume 2 of 3 |Mary Elizabeth Braddon
They have the sentiment of domesticity, and suggest the way to cottage doors and to simple, primitive times.

Fresh Fields |John Burroughs

domesticity

/ (ˌdəʊmɛˈstɪsɪtɪ) /

home life

devotion to or familiarity with home life

(usually plural) a domestic duty, matter, or condition