'faineant' definitions:

Definition of 'faineant'

From: WordNet
adjective
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" [syn: faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy]

Definition of 'faineant'

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 'faineant'

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]

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