- pronunciation:
- d
me
stihk
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of or related to the home or family.
After work, he enjoys a nice, quiet domestic life.- synonyms:
- household
- similar words:
- home, residential
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| definition 2: |
living with and serving humans instead of living in the wild.
Cows are domestic animals.- synonyms:
- tame
- antonyms:
- wild
- similar words:
- gentle
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| definition 3: |
of the country one is in; not imported.
He prefers domestic cars.- synonyms:
- indigenous
- antonyms:
- alien, foreign, imported, international
- similar words:
- internal, national
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| related words: |
native, tame |
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| derivation: |
domestically (adv.) |
Domestic comes from
domus, the Latin word for "house." It was first used to mean "of one's own country" in 1545. The English word
dome also comes from
domus.