Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—F

Far Niente

(3 syl.). Italian phrase. The Latin otium. Dolce far niente is the sweet enjoyment of having nothing to do, i.e. of a holiday. (See Dolce.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Farce
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