faineant
fai·né·ant (f
n-ä
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adj.
Given to doing nothing; idle. See Synonyms at lazy.
n.
An irresponsible idler; a sluggard.
[French, alteration (influenced by fait néant, does nothing) of Old French faignant, idler, from present participle of faindre, feindre, to feign; see feign.]
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| Adj. | 1. | faineant – disinclined to work or exertion; “faineant kings under whose rule the country languished”; “an indolent hanger-on”; “too lazy to wash the dishes”; “shiftless idle youth”; “slothful employees”; “the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy”
idle – not in action or at work; “an idle laborer”; “idle drifters”; “the idle rich”; “an idle mind”
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