Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

faineant

/(fā̇`nā̇`äN")/ · fai·ne·ant · IPA /ˈfeɪniənt/

01 a. Doing nothing; shiftless; disinclined to work or exertion.

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Doing nothing; shiftless; disinclined to work or exertion.

Syn. bone-idle, bone-lazy, do-nothing(prenominal), indolent, lazy, otiose, shiftless, slothful, workshy, work-shy.

02 n. A do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard.

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A do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard.