morbidezza

/ˌmɔː(ɹ)bɪˈdɛtsə/
noun 2

Definitions

noun

1

Softness, smoothness; also in a negative sense, weakness, effeminacy.

Yea, when we forge its image in hir excellencie, we deck it with epithets of sickish and dolorous qualities: languor, effeminacy, weaknesse, fainting and Morbidezza, a great testimony of their consanguinity and consubstantiality.

2

A naturalistic delicacy in flesh tones.

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