adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the home.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bourgeois, civilized, comfortable
Antonyms: adventurous, social
Standard Lemma guide
domestic
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /dəˈmɛs.tɪk/
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /-stək/
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Australian: /dəˈmes.tɪk/
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rhymes with -ɛstɪk
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CMU ARPABET: D AH0 M EH1 S T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- domestic violence; domestic hot water
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: domesticated
Antonyms: wild, feral
adj
Meaning 4
Internal to a specific country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- domestic terrorism
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: intranational
Antonyms: foreign, global
adj
Meaning 5
Tending to stay at home; not outgoing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
A maid or household servant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
A domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, informal
Examples
- 2005, Bellingham-Whatcom County Commission Against Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence in Whatcom County (read on the Whatcom County website athttps://web.archive.org/web/20060618212243/http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/boards/dv_whatcom042505.pdf 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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 8
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: foreign
adjective
Meaning 9
of or involving the home or family
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: undomestic
adjective
Meaning 10
of or relating to the home
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- domestic servant
- domestic science
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 11
produced in a particular country
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- domestic wine
- domestic oil
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 12
converted or adapted to domestic use
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- domestic animals
- domesticated plants like maize
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: domesticated
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 13
a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: domestic help, house servant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: servant, retainer
Narrower terms: ayah, home help, housekeeper, maid, maidservant, housemaid, amah, skivvy, slavey
History
Etymology
From Middle French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus (“house, home”).
Across languages
Translations
195 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مَنْزَلِيّ (manzaliyy) — of or relating to the home
- Armenian: տնային (tnayin) — of or relating to the home
- Belarusian: дама́шні (damášni) — of or relating to the home
- Belarusian: ха́тні (xátni) — of or relating to the home
- Bulgarian: дома́шен (domášen) — of or relating to the home
- Bulgarian: семе́ен (seméen) — of or relating to the home
- Bulgarian: домаки́нски (domakínski) — of or relating to the home
- Catalan: domèstic — of or relating to the home
- Chinese Mandarin: 家庭的 (jiātíng de) — of or relating to the home
- Czech: domácí — of or relating to the home
- Danish: huslig — of or relating to the home
- Esperanto: hejma — of or relating to the home
- Finnish: koti- — of or relating to the home
- Finnish: perhe- — of or relating to the home
- French: domestique — of or relating to the home
- Galician: doméstico — of or relating to the home
- German: häuslich — of or relating to the home
- German: Haus- — of or relating to the home
- Greek: οικιακός (oikiakós) — of or relating to the home
- Ancient Greek: οἰκεῖος (oikeîos) — of or relating to the home
- Hebrew: בֵּיתִי (beiti) — of or relating to the home
- Hindi: पारिवारिक (pārivārik) — of or relating to the home
- Japanese: 家庭の (katei no) — of or relating to the home
- Korean: 가정의 (gajeong-ui) — of or relating to the home
- Kyrgyz: үйчүл (üycül) — of or relating to the home
- Latin: domesticus — of or relating to the home
- Macedonian: домашен (domašen) — of or relating to the home
- Maltese: domestiku — of or relating to the home
- Māori: tara-ā-whare — of or relating to the home
- Norwegian Bokmål: huslig — of or relating to the home
- Norwegian Bokmål: hjemlig — of or relating to the home
- Polish: domowy — of or relating to the home
- Portuguese: doméstico — of or relating to the home
- Romanian: domestic — of or relating to the home
- Russian: дома́шний (domášnij) — of or relating to the home
- Sanskrit: आवसथ्य (āvasathya) — of or relating to the home
- Slovak: domáci — of or relating to the home
- Slovene: domač — of or relating to the home
- Spanish: doméstico — of or relating to the home
- Tamil: வீட்டு (vīṭṭu) — of or relating to the home
- Turkish: evcil — of or relating to the home
- Ukrainian: дома́шній (domášnij) — of or relating to the home
- Urdu: گَھریلُو (gharelū) — of or relating to the home
- Welsh: teuluol — of or relating to the home
- Zazaki: khedi (diq) — of or relating to the home
- Armenian: տնային (tnayin) — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- Catalan: domèstic — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- Danish: huslig — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- Finnish: koti- — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- Finnish: perhe- — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- Finnish: kotitalous- — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- French: domestique — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- French: familial — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- French: conjugal — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- Galician: doméstico — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- German: häuslich — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- German: Haus- — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- Hindi: पारिवारिक (pārivārik) — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- Macedonian: домашен (domašen) — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- Maltese: domestiku — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- Norwegian Bokmål: huslig — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- Polish: domowy — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- Portuguese: doméstico — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- Russian: дома́шний (domášnij) — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- Spanish: doméstico — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- Tamil: வீட்டு (vīṭṭu) — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- Ukrainian: дома́шній (domášnij) — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- Welsh: teuluol — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- Zazaki: keyani — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- Zazaki: keyane — of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
- Armenian: ընտանի (əntani) — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Armenian: տնային (tnayin) — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Asturian: domésticu — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Azerbaijani: evcil — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Belarusian: ха́тні (xátni) — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Belarusian: дама́шні (damášni) — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Belarusian: сво́йскі (svójski) — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Bulgarian: пи́томен (pítomen) — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Bulgarian: дома́шен (domášen) — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Catalan: domèstic — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Czech: domácí — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Finnish: koti- — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Finnish: kesy — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- French: domestique — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Galician: doméstico — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Georgian: შინაური (šinauri) — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- German: Haus- — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Ancient Greek: κατοικίδιος (katoikídios) — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Gujarati: પાળેલું (pāḷelũ) — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Hungarian: házi — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Italian: domestico — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Korean: 길들여진 (gildeuryeojin) — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Macedonian: домашно (domašno) — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Malay: bela jinak — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Malay: domestik — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Maltese: domestiku — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Navajo: bílaʼashdlaʼii bilį́į́ʼ — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Polish: domowy — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Portuguese: domesticado — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Portuguese: doméstico — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Russian: дома́шний (domášnij) — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Slovak: domáci — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Spanish: doméstico — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Spanish: manso — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Tamil: வீட்டு (vīṭṭu) — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Thai: บ้าน (bâan) — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Ukrainian: дома́шній (domášnij) — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Ukrainian: сві́йський (svíjsʹkyj) — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Vietnamese: nuôi trong nhà — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Welsh: dof — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Zazaki: keyande — (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
- Armenian: հայրենական (hayrenakan) — internal to a specific country
- Belarusian: айчы́нны (ajčýnny) — internal to a specific country
- Belarusian: уну́траны (unútrany) — internal to a specific country
- Belarusian: ме́сны (mjésny) — internal to a specific country
- Bulgarian: ме́стен (mésten) — internal to a specific country
- Catalan: interior — internal to a specific country
- Chinese Mandarin: 國內 /国内 (guónèi) — internal to a specific country
- Czech: tuzemský — internal to a specific country
- Danish: indenrigs — internal to a specific country
- Faroese: innanlands — internal to a specific country
- Finnish: kotimaan — internal to a specific country
- Finnish: kotimaan- — internal to a specific country
- Finnish: kotimainen — internal to a specific country
- Finnish: sisäinen — internal to a specific country
- Finnish: sisä- — internal to a specific country
- Finnish: sisäasiain — internal to a specific country
- French: intérieur — internal to a specific country
- French: intestin — internal to a specific country
- French: national — internal to a specific country
- Galician: nacional — internal to a specific country
- Georgian: საშინაო (sašinao) — internal to a specific country
- Georgian: შიდა (šida) — internal to a specific country
- Georgian: ეროვნული (erovnuli) — internal to a specific country
- Georgian: ადგილობრივი (adgilobrivi) — internal to a specific country
- German: national — internal to a specific country
- German: staatlich — internal to a specific country
- German: innerstaatlich — internal to a specific country
- Greek: εγχώριος (enchórios) — internal to a specific country
- Hebrew: פנימי (pnimi) — internal to a specific country
- Hungarian: hazai — internal to a specific country
- Hungarian: belföldi — internal to a specific country
- Icelandic: innanlands — internal to a specific country
- Indonesian: dalam negeri — internal to a specific country
- Irish: inmheánach — internal to a specific country
- Japanese: 国内 (kokunai) — internal to a specific country
- Korean: 국내 (gungnae) — internal to a specific country
- Central Kurdish: ناوخۆ (nawxo) — internal to a specific country
- Macedonian: домашен (domašen) — internal to a specific country
- Malay: domestik — internal to a specific country
- Maltese: domestiku — internal to a specific country
- Norwegian Bokmål: innenlandsk — internal to a specific country
- Norwegian Nynorsk: innanlandsk — internal to a specific country
- Polish: krajowy — internal to a specific country
- Portuguese: doméstico — internal to a specific country
- Portuguese: nacional — internal to a specific country
- Russian: оте́чественный (otéčestvennyj) — internal to a specific country
- Russian: ме́стный (méstnyj) — internal to a specific country
- Russian: вну́тренний (vnútrennij) — internal to a specific country
- Spanish: nacional — internal to a specific country
- Spanish: intranacional — internal to a specific country
- Spanish: del país — internal to a specific country
- Swedish: inrikes — internal to a specific country
- Tamil: உள் (uḷ) — internal to a specific country
- Tamil: நாட்டு (nāṭṭu) — internal to a specific country
- Thai: ภายในประเทศ (paai-nai-bprà-têet) — internal to a specific country
- Ukrainian: вну́трішній (vnútrišnij) — internal to a specific country
- Ukrainian: вітчизня́ний (vitčyznjányj) — internal to a specific country
- Ukrainian: місце́вий (miscévyj) — internal to a specific country
- Urdu: اندرونی ملک (andrūnī mulk) — internal to a specific country
- Vietnamese: nội địa — internal to a specific country
- Welsh: mewnol — internal to a specific country
- Welsh: gwladol — internal to a specific country
- Zazaki: bağse — internal to a specific country
- Bulgarian: дома́шна помо́щница (domášna pomóštnica) — household servant
- Finnish: kotiapulainen — household servant
- Finnish: piika — household servant
- Galician: empregada doméstica — household servant
- German: Domestik — household servant
- German: Domestike — household servant
- German: Domestikin — household servant
- Macedonian: куќен помошник (kuḱen pomošnik) — household servant
- Macedonian: куќна момошничка (kuḱna momošnička) — household servant
- Norwegian: tjenestejente — household servant
- Norwegian: pike — household servant
- Norwegian: tyende — household servant
- Portuguese: empregada doméstica — household servant
- Portuguese: empregada — household servant
- Portuguese: doméstica — household servant
- Spanish: empleada doméstica — household servant
- Spanish: empleada — household servant
- Finnish: perheriita — domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent
- Macedonian: фамилија́рен (familijáren) — domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent
- Macedonian: семеен (semeen) — domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent
- Spanish: malos tratos — domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent
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