dolce far niente
pleasing inactivity.
Origin of dolce far niente
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How to use dolce far niente in a sentence
Take long doses of dolce far niente, and be in no great hurry about anything in this 'varsal world!
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3) | George EliotUnless one is brought up to it, the dolce far niente is not an existence we enjoy.
Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl | Jenny WrenIt was lying in the boy's hand, with a sort of contented dolce far niente expression on its face.
The baron's fire was just in this delightful da capo condition, most favorable of all to the enjoyment of the dolce far niente.
In the Yule-Log Glow, Book II | VariousBut the whole party is stricken with "camp-fever," "Indian laziness," the dolce far niente.
Woodcraft and Camping | George Washington Sears (Nessmuk)
British Dictionary definitions for dolce far niente
/ Italian (ˈdoltʃe far ˈnjɛnte) /
pleasant idleness
Origin of dolce far niente
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