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dolce far niente
[ dawl-che fahr nyen-te ]
noun
, Italian.
- pleasing inactivity.
dolce far niente
/ ˈdoltʃe far ˈnjɛnte /
noun
- pleasant idleness
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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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Example Sentences
Take long doses of dolce far niente, and be in no great hurry about anything in this 'varsal world!
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Unless one is brought up to it, the Dolce far niente is not an existence we enjoy.
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It was lying in the boy's hand, with a sort of contented dolce far niente expression on its face.
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The baron's fire was just in this delightful da capo condition, most favorable of all to the enjoyment of the dolce far niente.
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But the whole party is stricken with "camp-fever," "Indian laziness," the dolce far niente.
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