Etymology

dolce vita

dol·ce vi·ta

Today it means: The good life; a life of self-indulgence and luxury. Full definition →

First used 20th c.Italian dolce vita
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The story

  1. Italian · borrowed fromdolce vita
  2. English todaydolce vita

Borrowed from Italian dolce vita (literally “sweet life”), popularised by Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. The good life; a life of self-indulgence and luxury.

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