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
I recall a day when the sunshine was very bland; glittering carriage loads of dolce far niente pleasure-seekers rolled slowly down the sands.
From The Bradys After a Chinese Princess The Yellow Fiends of 'Frisco by Francis Worcester Doughty
I never sympathized with Charley's love for the dolce far niente before, but I begin to appreciate it now.
From The Actress' Daughter A Novel by May Agnes Fleming
I thus enjoy all the varying charms of dolce far niente at all seasons of the year, thinking and dreaming, sometimes awake, sometimes half asleep.
From The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence by Eug?ne Sue
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