English Online Dictionary. What means domestic? What does domestic mean?
English
Alternative forms
- domestick (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus (“house, home”).
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dəˈmɛs.tɪk/, /-stək/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /dəˈmes.tɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɛstɪk
- Hyphenation: do‧mes‧tic
Adjective
domestic (comparative more domestic, superlative most domestic)
- 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.
Synonyms
- (of or relating to the home): bourgeois, civilized, comfortable
- (kept by someone): domesticated
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “of or relating to the home”): adventurous, social
- (antonym(s) of “local”): foreign, global
- (antonym(s) of “kept by someone”): wild, feral
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
domestic (plural domestics)
- A maid or household servant.
- A domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent.
- 2005, Bellingham-Whatcom County Commission Against Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence in Whatcom County (read on the Whatcom County website at[2] on 20 May 2006) - The number of “verbal domestics” (where law enforcement determines that no assault has occurred and where no arrest is made), decreased significantly.
Translations
Related terms
Anagrams
- comedist, cosmetid, demotics, docetism
Interlingua
Adjective
domestic (not comparable)
- domestic, domesticated, pertaining to homes, home life or husbandry
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French domestique, Latin domesticus. Largely replaced earlier dumesnic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /doˈmes.tik/
Adjective
domestic m or n (feminine singular domestică, masculine plural domestici, feminine and neuter plural domestice)
- domestic (of or relating to the home)
- (of animals) domestic
Declension
Synonyms
- (of or related to the house): casnic
Related terms
- domestici
- domesticitate