Phrase guide

dolce vita

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌdɒltʃeɪ ˈviːtə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˌdoʊltʃeɪ ˈvitə/
  • rhymes with -iːtə

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 甜蜜生活 (tiánmì shēnghuó) — life of self-indulgence and luxury
  • Dutch: dolce vita — life of self-indulgence and luxury
  • French: dolce vita — life of self-indulgence and luxury
  • German: Dolce Vita — life of self-indulgence and luxury
  • Italian: bella vita — life of self-indulgence and luxury
  • Italian: dolce vita — life of self-indulgence and luxury
  • Japanese: 逸楽生活 (itsuraku seikatsu) — life of self-indulgence and luxury
  • Northern Kurdish: jiyana xweş — life of self-indulgence and luxury
  • Macedonian: долче вита (dolče vita) — life of self-indulgence and luxury
  • Polish: słodkie życie — life of self-indulgence and luxury
  • Polish: dolce vita — life of self-indulgence and luxury
  • Portuguese: doce vida — life of self-indulgence and luxury
  • Portuguese: dolce vita — life of self-indulgence and luxury
  • Russian: до́льче ви́та (dólʹče víta) — life of self-indulgence and luxury
  • Russian: не жизнь, а мали́на (ne žiznʹ, a malína) — life of self-indulgence and luxury
  • Spanish: dolce vita — life of self-indulgence and luxury
  • Swedish: ljuva livet — life of self-indulgence and luxury