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The word is related to the Italian “sprezzante,” meaning contemptuous or scornful, used here in the sense of disdaining effort.
Archive 2009-01-01 James Gurney 2009
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The word is related to the Italian “sprezzante,” meaning contemptuous or scornful, used here in the sense of disdaining effort.
Sprezzatura James Gurney 2009
Prolagus commented on the word sprezzante
Unlike what many people would think based on the English translation, the word usually has a positive meaning, being used almost only in the phrase "sprezzante del pericolo" (lit. scornful of danger) equivalent to "laughing in the face of danger".
February 10, 2008