farniente

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

farniente m (countable and uncountable, plural farnientes)

dolce far niente, sweet idleness
Hypernym: oisiveté

Derived terms

farnienter

Further reading

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

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