dolce far niente
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dolce far niente
Literally, “(it is) sweet to do nothing”
Example Sentences
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Now he has gone completely dolce far niente.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Rome iridescent socialites decayed in amiable dolce far niente.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nowhere in the world can one obtain more of the dolce far niente, than thus floating slowly and dreamily on the Nile.
From From Egypt to Japan by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)
It is Nature's dolce far niente, her one holiday.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 by Various
The morning passes in calm dolce far niente as a preparation for the exertions of the day.
From Vagaries by Munthe, Axel
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