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Webster 1913 Edition


faineant

faiˊneˊant′

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faiˊnéˊant′

(fā̍ˊnā̍ˊäN′)
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Noun.
A do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard.
Sir W. Scott.

Definition 2024


fainéant

fainéant

See also: faineant

English

Noun

fainéant (plural fainéants)

  1. Alternative spelling of faineant

French

Etymology

fait + néant

Noun

fainéant m (plural fainéants, feminine fainéante)

  1. a lazybones; one who makes little or no effort

Derived terms

Adjective

fainéant m (feminine singular fainéante, masculine plural fainéants, feminine plural fainéantes)

  1. lazy
  2. nonchalant
  3. apathetic

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