far nienten.
/ˌfɑː nɪˈɛnti/, /ˌfɑː nɪˈɛnteɪ/, U.S. /ˌfɑr niˈɛnti/ Idleness. (Usually in phr. dolce far niente n.)
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the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun]
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sweernessc888
slacknessc897
unlustOE
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accidity1730
indolency1741
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far niente1819
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sluggardliness1977
1819 T. Hope Anastasius II. vii. 132 I determined..to indulge in the supreme pleasure of the Italians—the far niente.
1857 A. Trollope Barchester Towers I. ix. 118 The far niente of her Italian life had..brought her to regard a state of inactivity as the only earthly good.
1894 ‘M. O'Rell’ John Bull & Co. xxxii. 271 Allow him to pass his life in the softest of far nientes.
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