domestic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /-stək/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /dəˈmes.tɪk/ (Australia)
- /dəˈmɛs.tɪk/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus (“house, home”).
Meanings
- Of or relating to the home.
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Of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur.
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.
2022 January 5, Kaanita Iyer, “Tennessee is the latest state to require hairstylists to complete domestic violence training”, in CNN:domestic violence; domestic hot water
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(of an animal) Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.
It shall be the duty of any owner or person in charge of any domestic animal or animals.
1890, US Bureau of Animal Industry, Annual report v 6/7, 1889/90:
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Internal to a specific country.
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.
2013 August 3, “Boundary problems”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2020:The proportion of international economic flows relative to domestic ones.
1996, Robert O. Keohane, Helen V. Milner, Internationalization and Domestic Politics:domestic terrorism
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.
2026 January 28, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Hamed Aleaziz, “Shooting Aftermath Leaves Homeland Security Department in Turmoil”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
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Tending to stay at home; not outgoing.
“Dan’s not as domestic as you," I commented rather nastily.
1994, George Whitmore, “Getting Rid of Robert”, in Violet Quill:Homosexual men were non-warlike and homosexual women non-domestic, so that their energies sought different outlets from those of ordinary men and women; they became the initiators of new activities.
1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| domestick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| more domestic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most domestic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
global · feral · adventurous · wild · social · foreign
Deriveds
domestic blindness · domesticize · domestic servant · domestic worker · domestic goddess · domestic dispute · domestic dependent nation · domesticable · extradomestic · domestic appliance · intermestic · domestic debt · domestic duck · domestic inquiry · domestic policy council · domestic arts · predomestic · domestic engineer · domestic enquiry · undomestic · domestic partner · antidomestic · domestic violence · peridomestic · gross domestic product · domicide · domestic cat · domestically · interdomestic · domestic hot water · nondomestic · domestic partnership · domestic sciences · domestic dog · domestic guinea pig · domesticise · domestic pigeon · domestic helper · domestic economy · intradomestic · electrodomestic · domestic science · domestic policy · domestic terrorism · semidomestic · domestic service · domestic sheep
Synonyms
domesticated · bourgeois · comfortable · domiciliary · intranational · civilized
Translations (176)
bg семе́ен (of or relating to the home) · nb huslig (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · ca interior (internal to a specific country) · mk домашен (of or relating to the home) · ru дома́шний ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · pt domesticado ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · la domesticus (of or relating to the home) · ta வீட்டு (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · be ха́тні (of or relating to the home) · ja 家庭の (of or relating to the home) · hy ընտանի ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · el εγχώριος (internal to a specific country) · nn innanlandsk (internal to a specific country) · cs domácí (of or relating to the home) · zza keyande ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · fi kesy ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · uk вну́трішній (internal to a specific country) · fo innanlands (internal to a specific country) · nv bílaʼashdlaʼii bilį́į́ʼ ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · uk сві́йський ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · ms domestik ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · hy տնային ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · nb huslig (of or relating to the home) · mt domestiku ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · pt doméstico ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · is innanlands (internal to a specific country) · bg дома́шен (of or relating to the home) · pt doméstico (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · uk дома́шній (of or relating to the home) · be ме́сны (internal to a specific country) · ru вну́тренний (internal to a specific country) · ru оте́чественный (internal to a specific country) · pt nacional (internal to a specific country) · ta வீட்டு ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · de innerstaatlich (internal to a specific country) · bg домаки́нски (of or relating to the home) · bg дома́шен ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · fi kotimaan (internal to a specific country) · mr घरगुती (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · ur گَھریلُو (of or relating to the home) · uk місце́вий (internal to a specific country) · ro domestic (of or relating to the home) · ko 가정의 (of or relating to the home) · pl domowy ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · ca domèstic (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · hy հայրենական (internal to a specific country) · bg ме́стен (internal to a specific country) · fr intérieur (internal to a specific country) · ko 길들여진 ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · fr national (internal to a specific country) · az evcil ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · fi kotimaan- (internal to a specific country) · fi koti- ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · es doméstico ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · pt doméstico (internal to a specific country) · fr conjugal (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · ka შინაური ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · da huslig (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · de Haus- ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · eo hejma (of or relating to the home) · gl nacional (internal to a specific country) · he בֵּיתִי (of or relating to the home) · hu belföldi (internal to a specific country) · ast domésticu ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · ka ეროვნული (internal to a specific country) · zza bağse (internal to a specific country) · cs tuzemský (internal to a specific country) · hi पारिवारिक (of or relating to the home) · he פנימי (internal to a specific country) · ka შიდა (internal to a specific country) · th ภายในประเทศ (internal to a specific country) · fr familial (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · nb hjemlig (of or relating to the home) · mk домашно ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · grc κατοικίδιος ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · be уну́траны (internal to a specific country) · uk вітчизня́ний (internal to a specific country) · de häuslich (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · be дама́шні (of or relating to the home) · cy teuluol (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · zza khedi (diq) (of or relating to the home) · mr घरगुती (of or relating to the home) · be сво́йскі ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · fr domestique (of or relating to the home) · es nacional (internal to a specific country) · vi nuôi trong nhà ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · gl doméstico (of or relating to the home) · fi perhe- (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · de Haus- (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · be ха́тні ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · es del país (internal to a specific country) · ms domestik (internal to a specific country) · gl doméstico ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · hi पारिवारिक (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · sk domáci ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · cy mewnol (internal to a specific country) · mt domestiku (internal to a specific country) · zza keyane (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · fi sisä- (internal to a specific country) · fr intestin (internal to a specific country) · ta உள் (internal to a specific country) · th บ้าน ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · be айчы́нны (internal to a specific country) · zza keyani (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · ca domèstic (of or relating to the home) · hu házi ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · ko 국내 (internal to a specific country) · uk дома́шній ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · pl domowy (of or relating to the home) · mt domestiku (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · ga inmheánach (internal to a specific country) · de Haus- (of or relating to the home) · de häuslich (of or relating to the home) · hu hazai (internal to a specific country) · ckb ناوخۆ (internal to a specific country) · vi nội địa (internal to a specific country) · cy teuluol (of or relating to the home) · el οικιακός (of or relating to the home) · cy dof ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · ka საშინაო (internal to a specific country) · uk дома́шній (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · fi koti- (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · fi kotimainen (internal to a specific country) · pl domowy (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · sk domáci (of or relating to the home) · fi kotitalous- (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · ms bela jinak ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · sa आवसथ्य (of or relating to the home) · es doméstico (of or relating to the home) · ca domèstic ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · ja 国内 (internal to a specific country) · mk домашен (internal to a specific country) · ru ме́стный (internal to a specific country) · gu પાળેલું ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · es intranacional (internal to a specific country) · cmn 國內 /国内 (internal to a specific country) · fi koti- (of or relating to the home) · ta நாட்டு (internal to a specific country) · sv inrikes (internal to a specific country) · mk домашен (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · es doméstico (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · fi sisäasiain (internal to a specific country) · ur اندرونی ملک (internal to a specific country) · ta வீட்டு (of or relating to the home) · da indenrigs (internal to a specific country) · it domestico ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · bg пи́томен ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · hy տնային (of or relating to the home) · ru дома́шний (of or relating to the home) · sl domač (of or relating to the home) · gl doméstico (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · ru дома́шний (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · pt doméstico (of or relating to the home) · ka ადგილობრივი (internal to a specific country) · be дама́шні ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · ky үйчүл (of or relating to the home) · cy gwladol (internal to a specific country) · fi sisäinen (internal to a specific country) · hy տնային (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · ar مَنْزَلِيّ (of or relating to the home) · mt domestiku (of or relating to the home) · pl krajowy (internal to a specific country) · es manso ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · grc οἰκεῖος (of or relating to the home) · de staatlich (internal to a specific country) · cmn 家庭的 (of or relating to the home) · id dalam negeri (internal to a specific country) · da huslig (of or relating to the home) · tr evcil (of or relating to the home) · cs domácí ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · mi tara-ā-whare (of or relating to the home) · fr domestique ((of a domesticated animal) kept by someone) · nb innenlandsk (internal to a specific country) · fi perhe- (of or relating to the home) · fr domestique (of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur) · de national (internal to a specific country)