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dolce vita

Syllables: dol·ce vi·ta/ˌdɒltʃeɪ ˈviːtə/US/ˌdoʊltʃeɪ ˈvitə/

dolce vita noun: the good life; a life of self-indulgence and luxury.

Noun

the dolce vita (uncountable)

  1. The good life; a life of self-indulgence and luxury.

Forms of dolce vita

alternative formla dolce vita

Origin of dolce vita

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

Words that rhyme with dolce vita

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Questions about dolce vita

What does dolce vita mean?
Dolce vita means the good life; a life of self-indulgence and luxury.
What part of speech is dolce vita?
Dolce vita is a noun.
How do you pronounce dolce vita?
Dolce vita is pronounced /ˌdɒltʃeɪ ˈviːtə/ (UK).

Words near dolce vita in the dictionary

  1. Dolbyizing
  2. Dolbys
  3. dolce
  4. dolce far niente
  5. dolce stil nuovo
  6. dolce vita
  7. dolcelatte
  8. Dolcelattes
  9. dolces
  10. Dolcett
  11. dolcetti

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