Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective In a gentle and sweet manner. Used chiefly as a direction.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In music, sweet: an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- noun A soft-toned organ-stop.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb (Mus.) Softly; sweetly; with soft, smooth, and delicate execution.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb gently and sweetly
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I am tired of the phrase dolce far niente, the sweetness of doing nothing, but what better way is there to describe that day?
The Italian Summer Roland Merullo 2009
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I am tired of the phrase dolce far niente, the sweetness of doing nothing, but what better way is there to describe that day?
The Italian Summer Roland Merullo 2009
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I am tired of the phrase dolce far niente, the sweetness of doing nothing, but what better way is there to describe that day?
The Italian Summer Roland Merullo 2009
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I am tired of the phrase dolce far niente, the sweetness of doing nothing, but what better way is there to describe that day?
The Italian Summer Roland Merullo 2009
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The meaning of Johannes Brahms '"p dolce" is the center of the mystery and both characters, the handsome Kristian and the plain Frederica, are desperate to learn the secret.
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The type of Gorgonzola required is the creamy, almost runny, cheese called dolce, not the drier sharper variety.
How To Cook Italian Giuliano Hazan 2005
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It’s a salad I’ve been making for years, but this year, I made it a little better by using gorgonzola dolce, which is aged for less time than regular gorgonzola cheese, making it milder and softer; it goes especially well with pears.
Archive 2007-11-01 roopa 2007
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It’s a salad I’ve been making for years, but this year, I made it a little better by using gorgonzola dolce, which is aged for less time than regular gorgonzola cheese, making it milder and softer; it goes especially well with pears.
Honey-Glazed Bartlett Pear, Gorgonzola, and Walnut Salad roopa 2007
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As city preps new design guidelines, which Cap Hill buildings do you love, hate? tidbitbistro: ... and by the the way, in Italian the word 'dolce' is used for both 'dessert' and sweet. bneck: No. 11 UW plays No. 6 Marquette at 4: 20 on Thurs in first of the March Madness games.
CHS Capitol Hill Seattle capitolhillseattle.com seadevi 2010
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What is more, Italy's history of lax economic management has come to be associated in Germany with a cultural stereotype: Of profligate Mediterraneans who are more interested in leading la dolce vita than in gathering their nuts for winter.
Italy's Draghi Aims to Ease German Doubt Brian Blackstone 2011
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