Dolce far niente Italian saying, meaning sweet idleness From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dolce far niente (literally 'sweetness [of] doing nothing, sweet idleness') is an Italian saying.[1][2][3][4] John William Waterhouse – Dolce Far Niente See also Critique of work Dolce far niente (poem) Idleness Ennui Lyadh Sehnsucht References [1]Long, Colleen (2014-09-02). "The Art of Doing Nothing". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2022-05-27. [2]Källquist, Eskil (1989). Torpvret, Maud (ed.). Svåra ord : lexikon över 12000 ord med förklaringar (in Swedish) (3rd ed.). Stockholm: Natur och Kultur. p. 48. ISBN 9789127026612. Retrieved 2022-05-27 – via Project Runeberg. [3]""Il dolce far niente"". Semana (in Spanish). 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2022-05-27. [4]"Definition of DOLCE FAR NIENTE". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2023-07-05. Related Articles