dolce far niente
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dolce far niente
Literally, “(it is) sweet to do nothing”
Example Sentences
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In Rome iridescent socialites decayed in amiable dolce far niente.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now he has gone completely dolce far niente.
From Time Magazine Archive
Surely there must be some industries pursued in this metropolis of the dolce far niente.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by O'Shea, John Augustus
It was in the midst of one of these dolce far niente loiterings on the boulevards that, on the 14th of August 1837, he received his nomination as secretary of embassy at Constantinople.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
Surely after such dolce far niente days life could hold no bitterness for which we had not, in experience, a ready antidote.
From Six Days on the Hurricane Deck of a Mule An account of a journey made on mule back in Honduras, C.A. in August, 1891 by Cole, Almira Stillwell
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