dolce far niente
/DOHL-cheh far NYEN-teh/ · phrase
the sweetness of doing nothing
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Un pomeriggio di dolce far niente.
An afternoon of blissful idleness.
Literally "sweet doing nothing"; the art of pleasant, guilt-free idleness. Less a phrase than a philosophy, and one Italy teaches very well.