Dolce far niente

Italian saying, meaning sweet idleness
John William Waterhouse – Dolce Far Niente

Dolce far niente (literally 'sweetness [of] doing nothing, sweet idleness') is an Italian saying.[1][2][3][4]

See also

  • Critique of work
  • Dolce far niente (poem)
  • Idleness
  • Ennui
  • Sehnsucht

References

  1. ^ Long, Colleen (2014-09-02). "The Art of Doing Nothing". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  2. ^ Källquist, Eskil (1989). Torpvret, Maud (ed.). Svåra ord : lexikon över 12000 ord med förklaringar (in Swedish) (3rd ed.). Stockholm: Natur och Kultur. p. 48. ISBN 9789127026612. Retrieved 2022-05-27 – via Project Runeberg.
  3. ^ ""Il dolce far niente"". Semana (in Spanish). 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  4. ^ "Definition of DOLCE FAR NIENTE". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2023-07-05.