süßes Nichtstun

German

Etymology

Literally, “sweet doing-nothing”, a calque of Italian dolce far niente.

Noun

süßes Nichtstun n (strong, definite nominative das süße Nichtstun, genitive (des) süßen Nichtstuns, no plural)

  1. dolce far niente (enjoyable idleness)
    Synonym: Dolcefarniente
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