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morbidezza

[ mawr-bi-det-suh; Italian mawr-bee-det-tsah ]

/ ˌmɔr bɪˈdɛt sə; Italian mɔr biˈdɛt tsɑ /

noun Fine Arts.

the effect of extreme softness and delicacy in pictorial and sculptural representations.

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Origin of morbidezza

1615–25; <Italian, equivalent to morbid(o) delicate (see morbid) + -ezza-ice

Words nearby morbidezza

moray, Moray Firth, Morazán, morbid, morbid anatomy, morbidezza, morbidity, morbidity rate, morbid obesity, morbific, Morbihan

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Example sentences from the Web for morbidezza

This morbidezza of the spirit the Mahometans call Kef; the Christians, pious ecstasy.
Visionaries|James Huneker
Was love ever painted with more truth and 'morbidezza' than in the ninth book?
The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son|The Earl of Chesterfield
They blend the morbidezza of the senses with a rare feeling for natural and artistic beauty.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds
Morbidezza, mor-bi-det′za, n. that quality of flesh-painting which gives the impression of life.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

The colouring was more soft and Roman, with the dull gleam of pearls, a distinguished pallor, morbidezza.
The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine|Heinrich Heine

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