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.
dolce far niente
DOL-cheh far NYEN-teh[ˈdoltʃe far ˈnjɛnte]
the sweetness of doing nothing at all — delicious idleness
Closest in English: idleness, idling, lazing. None of them covers it.
How it went in the game
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- 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