Etymology

sprezzatura

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Today it means: The art of performing a difficult task so gracefully that it looks effortless; calculated nonchalance. Full definition →

Italian sprezzatura
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromsprezzatura“nonchalance”
  2. English todaysprezzatura

Borrowed from Italian sprezzatura (“nonchalance”), which was coined by Baldassare Castiglione in 1528. The term gained currency in English in the mid-20th century, often to describe art.

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