Posted by Mary Hoberg on April 28, 1997 at 17:01:27:
In Reply to: Re: "Far Niente" posted by gregg parmentier on April 28, 1997 at 12:49:18:
: : Does anyone remember a place called "Far Niente" in any of
: : Jack Vance's writing? I couldn't find it in the shocking pink
: : Jack Vance Lexicon.
: :
: : Is "Niente" a word in some other language?
: Niente is an Italian word that can mean either "anything" or "nothing." I can't recall where it might be in Vance's writing, but the Lexicon only covers invented words.
"Far Niente" is "doing nothing" in Italian, usually seen as "dolce far niente", i.e. "sweet idleness".