dolce far niente
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dolce far niente
- /ˌdɒltʃeɪ ˌfɑː nɪˈɛnteɪ/ UK
- /ˌdoʊltʃeɪ ˌfɑɹ niˈɛnteɪ/ US
- /ˌdoʊltʃi ˌfɑɹ niˈɛnti/ US
Rhymes with -ɛnti
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Borrowed from Italian dolce far niente (literally “sweet doing nothing, sweet idleness”).
noun
- Sheer indulgent relaxation and blissful laziness, the enjoyment of idleness. 1882, W. S. Gilbert, Iolanthe This gentleman is seen, / With a maid of seventeen, / A-taking of his dolce far niente; / And wonders he'd achieve, / For he asks us to believe / She's his mother—and he's nearly five-and-twenty!
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noun enjoyment of idleness
| Español | dolce far niente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 돌체 파르 니엔테 dolche pareu niente, 도식 dosik |
| 日本語 | 寝食い negui, 徒食 toshoku |
| 中文 | 無所事事的快樂 /无所事事的快乐 wúsuǒshìshì de kuàilè |
| Português | dolce far niente |
| Français | farniente |
| Deutsch | süßes Nichtstun, Dolcefarniente, Müßiggang |
| Italiano | dolce far niente |
| Ελληνικά | ντόλτσε φαρ νιέντε ntóltse far niénte |
| Română | farniente |
| Русский | до́льче фар ние́нте dólʹče far nijénte |
| العربية | دُولْتْشِي فَار نْيِنْتِي dūltšī fār nyintī |
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