farniente

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Italian far niente (“doing nothing”), as in dolce far niente. Compare fainéant (“idler”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /faʁ.njɛ̃t/, /faʁ.njɑ̃t/, /faʁ.njɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɑ̃t, -e

NounEdit

farniente m (countable and uncountable, plural farnientes)

1. dolce far niente, sweet idleness

   Hypernym: oisiveté

Derived termsEdit

• farnienter

Further readingEdit

• “farniente” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).