ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Domestic

/dəˈmɛs.tɪk/ · adjective

Meaning

Of or relating to the home..

Definitions by Sense

Of or relating to the home.
Of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur.
(of an animal) Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.
Internal to a specific country.
Tending to stay at home; not outgoing.
A maid or household servant.
(informal, colloquial) A domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent.

Example Sentences

domestic violence; domestic hot water

The relationship between a hairstylist and a client can be far more than simply somebody to cut and shape hair, which is why Tennessee is the latest state to require cosmetologists to complete training on how to recognize and respond to signs of domestic abuse.

It shall be the duty of any owner or person in charge of any domestic animal or animals.

domestic terrorism

The proportion of international economic flows relative to domestic ones.

Economics is a messy discipline: too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists’ most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP), is a tangle too. GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory. Its apparent simplicity explains why it is scrutinised down to tenths of a percentage point every month.

And amid all the finger-pointing and pushing to overcome the political fallout of the shooting, neither Mr. Trump or any of his advisers have explained why they falsely said the man the agents killed, Alex Pretti, had been brandishing a gun before he was shot, or why administration officials labeled him as a domestic terrorist before any investigation.

“Dan’s not as domestic as you," I commented rather nastily.

Word Forms

more domestic
most domestic
domestick
domestics

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When Should You Use Domestic?

Use domestic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does domestic mean?

Domestic means Of or relating to the home..

What is a synonym for domestic?

Common synonyms include bourgeois, civilized, comfortable, domesticated.

What is the opposite of domestic?

Possible antonyms include adventurous, social, wild, feral.

How do you use domestic in a sentence?

domestic violence; domestic hot water

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Definitions by Sense

Of or relating to the home.

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

(of an animal) Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.

Internal to a specific country.

Tending to stay at home; not outgoing.

A maid or household servant.

(informal, colloquial) A domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent.

Example Sentences

domestic violence; domestic hot water

The relationship between a hairstylist and a client can be far more than simply somebody to cut and shape hair, which is why Tennessee is the latest state to require cosmetologists to complete training on how to recognize and respond to signs of domestic abuse.

It shall be the duty of any owner or person in charge of any domestic animal or animals.

domestic terrorism

The proportion of international economic flows relative to domestic ones.

Economics is a messy discipline: too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists’ most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP), is a tangle too. GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory. Its apparent simplicity explains why it is scrutinised down to tenths of a percentage point every month.

And amid all the finger-pointing and pushing to overcome the political fallout of the shooting, neither Mr. Trump or any of his advisers have explained why they falsely said the man the agents killed, Alex Pretti, had been brandishing a gun before he was shot, or why administration officials labeled him as a domestic terrorist before any investigation.

“Dan’s not as domestic as you," I commented rather nastily.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does domestic mean?

Domestic means Of or relating to the home..

What is a synonym for domestic?

Common synonyms include bourgeois, civilized, comfortable, domesticated.

What is the opposite of domestic?

Possible antonyms include adventurous, social, wild, feral.

How do you use domestic in a sentence?

domestic violence; domestic hot water

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.