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dolce far niente

[dawl-che fahr nyen-te]

noun

Italian.

  1. pleasing inactivity.

dolce far niente

/ ˈdoltʃe far ˈnjɛnte /

noun

  1. pleasant idleness

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dolce far niente1

Literally, “(it is) sweet to do nothing”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dolce far niente1

literally: sweet doing nothing

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