| Back | sprezzatura /spret-sah-TOOR-uh/ |
|---|---|
| Front | noun Doing (or giving the appearance of doing) something effortlessly; effortless grace; nonchalance. [From Italian. Earliest documented use: 1957.] "Norris is a man always in equipoise, a living illustration of the art of sprezzatura. No one has ever seen him ruffled." - Hilary Mantel; Bring Up the Bodies; Henry Holt; 2012. |
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