إنجليزي

domesticity

gb/dˌoʊmˌɛstˈɪsəti/ us/dˌoʊmˌɛstˈɪsəti/
C1 إنجليزي
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اسم C1 state
1

home and family life

life at home with your family

نمط الاستخدام: [someone]'s domesticity
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse domesticity with domestic (within a country); this meaning is about the home.
مرادفات
home life (More common and more direct.) | family life (Emphasizes relationships more than the home setting.)
أضداد
public life (Life focused on work, society, and activities outside the home.)
تراكيب شائعة
happy domesticity |comfortable domesticity |settled domesticity |middle-class domesticity |a sense of domesticity |the ideal of domesticity |the realities of domesticity |embrace domesticity |return to domesticity |domesticity and family life
مواضيع
daily_life |family |home
أمثلة
  • After years of travel, she found she enjoyed the calm of domesticity.
  • The novel contrasts the characters’ glamorous careers with the quiet domesticity of their evenings.
  • They moved to the suburbs in search of a more stable domesticity.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • He missed domesticity when he lived abroad.
  • They wanted a life of domesticity.
اسم C1 abstract
2

household tasks and management

the jobs you do to run a home

نمط الاستخدام: the domesticity of [someone]'s life
غلطة شائعة:
Do not use domesticity to mean a single chore; it usually refers to home duties as a whole.
مرادفات
housework (More specific to chores; less about the broader role of running a home.) | housekeeping (Often emphasizes cleaning and maintaining a home.)
أضداد
leisure (Time free from work or obligations, including household duties.)
تراكيب شائعة
the demands of domesticity |burden of domesticity |share domesticity |escape domesticity |return to domesticity |domesticity and childcare |domesticity and cooking |the routines of domesticity |domesticity and housework |domesticity responsibilities
مواضيع
daily_life |home |work
أمثلة
  • They struggled to balance demanding jobs with the daily domesticity of cooking and cleaning.
  • The film shows how the weight of domesticity fell almost entirely on her.
  • He took on more domesticity after their baby was born.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • We share the domesticity at home.
  • Domesticity takes time every day.
اسم C1 property
3

home-centered lifestyle or character

a person’s tendency to focus on home life

نمط الاستخدام: [someone]'s domesticity
غلطة شائعة:
Domesticity describes a general tendency or quality, not simply being at home right now.
مرادفات
homeliness (Can mean ‘home-like comfort’ or ‘plainness’; use with care.) | settledness (Emphasizes being settled and stable, not necessarily home-focused.)
أضداد
restlessness (A desire for change and movement rather than staying home.)
تراكيب شائعة
his domesticity |her domesticity |unexpected domesticity |perform domesticity |project domesticity |image of domesticity |value domesticity |domesticity and stability |domesticity and comfort |domesticity as a virtue
مواضيع
lifestyle |personality |home
أمثلة
  • His public image was rebellious, but friends knew his private domesticity.
  • The brand tries to market a feeling of warmth and domesticity.
  • She feared that marriage would mean a loss of freedom and too much domesticity.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • People were surprised by his domesticity.
  • She likes domesticity more than traveling.
اسم formal C2 abstract
4

matters within a country

about a country’s own affairs, not foreign affairs

نمط الاستخدام: the domesticity of [policy/issue/debate]
غلطة شائعة:
This sense is formal and uncommon; in most contexts, use domestic (adjective) instead (e.g., domestic policy).
مرادفات
internality (Rare; emphasizes being internal.) | home-front focus (Informal and metaphorical.)
أضداد
foreignness (Being related to other countries; the opposite focus.)
تراكيب شائعة
domesticity of policy |domesticity of the debate |domesticity of an issue |focus on domesticity |domesticity versus foreign policy
مواضيع
politics |society |government
أمثلة
  • The report emphasized the domesticity of the crisis, noting that most causes were internal.
  • He argued that the issue’s domesticity made it a matter for local lawmakers, not international bodies.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • The discussion was about domesticity, not foreign policy.
اسم technical C2 state
5

state of being domesticated

when an animal lives with people as a pet or farm animal

نمط الاستخدام: the domesticity of [animal/species]
غلطة شائعة:
In science writing, domestication is much more common than domesticity for this meaning.
مرادفات
domestication (The standard term for the process and result.)
أضداد
wildness (Not domesticated; living naturally in the wild.)
تراكيب شائعة
domesticity of dogs |domesticity of cats |degree of domesticity |select for domesticity |domesticity traits
مواضيع
animals |science
أمثلة
  • Researchers debated the domesticity of the remains found at the site.
  • Selective breeding increased the animals’ domesticity over generations.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • Dogs show domesticity in many behaviors.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
domesticity
IPA
GB/dˌoʊmˌɛstˈɪsəti/
US/dˌoʊmˌɛstˈɪsəti/
المقاطع والنبر
do - mest - icity (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 3rd syllable (icity)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
  • Base: domesticity
  • Plural: domesticities, domesticity
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
domesticities noun
Core family
domestic adjective B1 domesticate verb B2 domestication noun C1 domesticated adjective
Related words
domestically adverb B2
Negative and opposite forms
undomesticated adjective
تعبيرات

blissful domesticity

1
/blˈɪsfəl dˌoʊmˌɛstˈɪsəti/
fixed phrase literary

idealized happy home life

a perfect, peaceful home life

أمثلة
  • The advertisement sold a fantasy of blissful domesticity.
  • Her social media posts were carefully staged to suggest blissful domesticity.

cult of domesticity

1
/kˈʌlt əv dˌoʊmˌɛstˈɪsəti/
fixed phrase formal

traditional ideal of women at home

an old idea that women should focus on home and family

أمثلة
  • In class, they discussed the cult of domesticity and how it shaped women’s lives.
  • The author argues that traces of the cult of domesticity still influence modern expectations.

domestic bliss

1
/dəmˈɛstɪk blˈɪs/
fixed phrase

Perfect happiness at home

A very happy and peaceful home life.

أمثلة
  • The couple spent their weekends gardening in domestic bliss.
  • Domestic bliss was rare in that busy household.

domestic bliss

1
/dəmˈɛstɪk blˈɪs/
fixed phrase

happy home and family life

a very happy life at home

أمثلة
  • From the outside, they seemed to be living in domestic bliss.
  • The magazine promised tips for achieving domestic bliss.
  • He joked that domestic bliss ends when it’s his turn to do the dishes.

the comforts of domesticity

1
/ðə kˈʌmfɚts əv dˌoʊmˌɛstˈɪsəti/
fixed phrase

pleasant things about home life

nice and relaxing parts of being at home

أمثلة
  • After months on the road, he missed the comforts of domesticity.
  • They came back to the comforts of domesticity: a warm bed and a home-cooked meal.

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