domestic

/dəˈmɛs.tɪk/
adjectivenoun

Of or relating to the home.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 4 meanings

  1. Of or relating to the home.

  2. Of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur.

    “domestic violence; domestic hot water”

  3. Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.

  4. Internal to a specific country.

    “domestic terrorism”

Noun 2 meanings

  1. A maid or household servant.

  2. A domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus (“house, home”).

Similar and opposite words

Similar
bourgeoiscivilizedcomfortabledomiciliarydomesticatedintranational
Opposite
adventuroussocialwildferalforeignglobal

DOMESTIC at a glance

DOMESTIC has 8 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (D 2 + O 1 + M 3 + E 1 + S 1 + T 1 + I 1 + C 3) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,018 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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