morbidezza

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/ˌmɔː(ɹ)bɪˈdɛtsə/

noun

Softness, smoothness; also in a negative sense, weakness, effeminacy.

OriginItalian morbidezza →
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Meanings

nounmorbidezza (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSoftness, smoothness; also in a negative sense, weakness, effeminacy.

    Yea, when we forge its image in hir excellencie, we deck it with epithets of sickish and dolorous qualities: languor, effeminacy, weaknesse, fainting and Morbidezza, a great testimony of their consanguinity and consubstantiality.

    1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 20, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
  2. uncountableartA naturalistic delicacy in flesh tones.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
effeminacy

Origin

  1. Italianmorbidezza
  2. Italianmorbidezza
  3. Englishmorbidezza

Borrowed from Italian morbidezza.

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APA

morbidezza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morbidezza

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Chicago

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