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sprezzatura: a standalone construct

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Rhetoric

a studied nonchalance that conceals art and makes whatever one does or says seem effortless.

In rhetoric, sprezzatura refers to a studied nonchalance that conceals art and makes whatever one does or says seem effortless. This meaning comes from Castiglione (1528/2003) in The Book of the Courtier.[1]

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  1. Castiglione, B. (2003). The book of the courtier. Dover Publications. (Original work published 1528) ISBN 9780486427027

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