dolce far niente en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌdɒltʃeɪ ˌfɑː nɪˈɛnteɪ/ (UK)
- /ˌdoʊltʃi ˌfɑɹ niˈɛnti/ (US)
- /ˌdoʊltʃeɪ ˌfɑɹ niˈɛnteɪ/ (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian dolce far niente (literally “sweet doing nothing, sweet idleness”).
Meanings
-
(uncountable) 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!
We should so organize our rank and mobilize our forces that our influence may not be dissipated before the advancing hosts of quackery and ignorance. This we can do effectively if only the wise and successful ones among our leaders can be induced to forgo the dolce far niente of the noontime of their lives.
1890, J.W. Collins, “Society proceedings of the Colorado State Medical Society”, in The Omaha Clinic, volume 3, number 5, retrieved 20 Mar 2021, page 131:
Relateds
dulcet · dolce vita · billet-doux
Translations (27)
el ντόλτσε φαρ νιέντε (enjoyment of idleness) · cmn 無所事事的快樂 /无所事事的快乐 (enjoyment of idleness) · de Müßiggang (enjoyment of idleness) · pt dolce far niente (enjoyment of idleness) · de süßes Nichtstun (enjoyment of idleness) · es dolce far niente (enjoyment of idleness) · ko 도식 (enjoyment of idleness) · it dolce far niente (enjoyment of idleness) · ja 徒食 (enjoyment of idleness) · ro farniente (enjoyment of idleness) · sv behaglig sysslolöshet (enjoyment of idleness) · ar دُولْتْشِي فَار نْيِنْتِي (enjoyment of idleness) · fi suloinen joutilaisuus (enjoyment of idleness) · et dolce far niente (enjoyment of idleness) · nb dolce far niente (enjoyment of idleness) · de Dolcefarniente (enjoyment of idleness) · ko 돌체 파르 니엔테 (enjoyment of idleness) · ru до́льче фар ние́нте (enjoyment of idleness) · kmr rehaweta şirîn (enjoyment of idleness) · ja 寝食い (enjoyment of idleness) · nl dolce far niente (enjoyment of idleness) · id dolce far niente (enjoyment of idleness) · sv dolce far niente (enjoyment of idleness) · pl błogie lenistwo (enjoyment of idleness) · ta மகிழ்ச்சியான சோம்பேறித்தனம் (enjoyment of idleness) · fr farniente (enjoyment of idleness) · ta இன்ப ஓய்வு (enjoyment of idleness)