faineant
[noun]
Synonyms: sluggard, bum, dolittle, do-nothing, idler, lazybones, loafer, slouch, slug, slugabed
[adjective]
Synonyms: lazy, drony, easygoing, indolent, slothful, slowgoing, work-shy

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Contrasted words: active, energetic, vigorous, busy, industrious
Related Words: apathetic, impassive, phlegmatic

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fainéant noun & adjective. ['feɪneɪ; fɛne (pl. of noun same)] E17.
[French, from fait 3rd person sing. of faire do + néant nothing.]
A. noun. A person who does nothing, an idler, an inactive official. E17.
B. adjective. Indolent, idle, inactive. E19.

■ faineancy [-ǝnsi] noun = fainéantism M19.

■ fainéantise [fɛneti:z, ,feɪneɪ'ti:z] noun [French] = fainéantism E17.

■ fainéantism, fainéantisme ['feɪneɪtɪz(ǝ)m] noun the state or quality of being a fainéant; indifference, idleness, inactivity: L19.

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