'fain'eant' definitions:
Definition of 'fain'eant'
From: GCIDE
- faineant \fai`ne`ant"\, fain'eant \fai`n['e]`ant"\(f[asl]`n[asl]`[aum]N"), a. [F.; fait he does + n['e]ant nothing.] Doing nothing; shiftless; disinclined to work or exertion.
- Syn: bone-idle, bone-lazy, do-nothing(prenominal), indolent, lazy, otiose, shiftless, slothful, workshy, work-shy. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] faineant
Definition of 'fain'eant'
From: GCIDE
- faineant \fai`ne`ant"\, fain'eant \fai`n['e]`ant"\(f[asl]`n[asl]`[aum]N"), n. A do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]