dolce far niente
Language: Italian · [ˈdoltʃe far ˈnjɛnte] · Pronunciation: DOL-cheh far NYEN-teh
Meaning
the sweetness of doing nothing at all — delicious idleness
The story
Italian keeps a whole phrase ready for it: sweet doing nothing. The nothing is deliberate, an afternoon defended like an appointment. Lazing, with the guilt taken out.
The four rounds
- Which language is it from?
- Italian
- What does it literally say?
- Sweet doing nothing
- Where would you hear it?
- On a terrace with no plans till dinner
- What does it mean?
- The pleasure of doing nothing at all
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