Meaning dolce far niente
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dolce far niente


1814, from Italian, literally "sweet doing nothing." The Latin roots are dulcis "sweet" (see dulcet), facere "to make, do" (see factitious), and nec entem, literally &quo [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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dolce far niente


Delightful idleness. Pliny has “Jucundum tamen nihil agere” (Ep. viii. 9).
Source: bartleby.com





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