Morbidezza
/ˌmɔː(ɹ)bɪˈdɛtsə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Softness, smoothness; also in a negative sense, weakness, effeminacy. uncountable
"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."
- 2 A naturalistic delicacy in flesh tones. uncountable
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Italian morbidezza.