undomestic

8.1

Not interested in home life or housework

adjective
/ˌʌn.dəˈmɛs.tɪk/

: no doméstico

I ordered pizza in because it was a holiday (which to this undomestic goddess means no cooking or dishes) and we had family movie night (a.k.a.

Examples

As an undomestic person, she preferred to eat out rather than cook at home.
They referred to her as undomestic because she never engaged in household chores or cooking.
His undomestic lifestyle meant he often traveled for work instead of staying in one place.

Synonyms

undomesticated

vsundomestic

7.3

Not used to living at home or doing household tasks

is the same meaning but formed with a different suffix

Antonyms

domestic

405 2.8

About the home, household tasks, or family life

How Domestic

domesticated

Specialized

3.1

domestic

405 2.8

undomestic

8.1

wild

2 2.8

Surface Forms

undomestic positive

Morphology

undomestic = domestic (transparent) = un + domestic

A straightforward negation formed by the productive prefix 'un-' applied to the adjective 'domestic', so learners who know 'domestic' can infer 'undomestic'.

Etymology

Undomestic is made from un- ('not') and domestic, a word that comes from a root meaning 'home'. So, undomestic describes someone not interested in home life or household chores.