Definition of DOMESTIC

domestic

Meanings

Plural: domestics

Noun

  • a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
  • A maid or household servant.
  • A domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent.

Adjective

  • of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
    • "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction"
  • of or relating to the home
    • "domestic servant"
    • "domestic science"
  • of or involving the home or family
    • "domestic worries"
    • "domestic happiness"
    • "they share the domestic chores"
    • "everything sounded very peaceful and domestic"
    • "an author of blood-and-thunder novels yet quite domestic in his taste"

Adjective Satellite

  • converted or adapted to domestic use
    • "domestic animals"
    • "domesticated plants like maize"
  • produced in a particular country
    • "domestic wine"
    • "domestic oil"

Adj

  • Of or relating to the home.
  • Of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur.
  • Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.
  • Internal to a specific country.
  • Tending to stay at home; not outgoing.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

bourgeois, civilized, comfortable, domestic help, domesticated, house servant, intranational

Scrabble Score: 13

domestic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
domestic is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
domestic is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

domestic is a valid Words With Friends word