morbidezza

noun

mor·​bi·​dez·​za

ˌmȯ(r)bəˈdetsə

plural -s

1

: an extreme delicacy and softness

marveled at the morbidezza of the Italian women

—Francis Hackett

had too heroic a style for the morbidezza of the music he played

2

: a sensual delicacy of flesh-coloring in painting

morbidezza in his treatment of flesh

—Edward McCurdy

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from morbido tender, delicate, from Latin morbidus diseased, unwholesome

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