"morbidezza" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌmɔː(ɹ)bɪˈdɛtsə/
Etymology: Etymology tree Italian morbidezzabor. English morbidezza Borrowed from Italian morbidezza. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|it:morbidezza|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Italian morbidezzabor. English morbidezza [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "morbidezza", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "morbidezza", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="morbidezza"> Borrowed from Italian morbidezza. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} morbidezza (uncountable)
  1. Softness, smoothness; also in a negative sense, weakness, effeminacy. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-morbidezza-en-noun-O1mXZf1s Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 71 29 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 71 29 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 72 28
  2. (art) A naturalistic delicacy in flesh tones. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-morbidezza-en-noun-Jucnfdnm Categories (other): Art Topics: art, arts
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