dolce far niente

[ dawl-che fahr-nyen-te ]

nounItalian.
  1. pleasing inactivity.

Origin of dolce far niente

1
Literally, “(it is) sweet to do nothing”

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dolce far niente

/ Italian (ˈdoltʃe far ˈnjɛnte) /


noun
  1. pleasant idleness

Origin of dolce far niente

1
literally: sweet doing nothing

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