farniente

See also: far niente and far-niente

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /faʁ.njɑ̃t/, /faʁ.njɛn.te/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃t, -e

Noun

farniente m (countable and uncountable, plural farnientes)

  1. dolce far niente, sweet idleness
    Hypernym: oisiveté

Derived terms
  • farnienter

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian farniente.

Noun

farniente n (uncountable)

  1. dolce far niente

Declension
declension of farniente (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) farniente farnienteul
genitive/dative (unui) farniente farnienteului
vocative farnienteule
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