Definitions for fainéantˌfeɪ neɪˈɑ̃; -ˈɑ̃z; ˈfeɪ ni ənt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fai•né•antˌfeɪ neɪˈɑ̃; -ˈɑ̃z; ˈfeɪ ni ənt(adj.; n.)(pl.)-ants
Category: Foreign Term
(n.)an idler.
Category: Foreign Term
Origin of fainéant:
1610–20; < F, earlier fait-nient, lit., he does nothing
fai′ne•ance(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy(adj)
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"
Wiktionary
faineant(Noun)
An irresponsible or lazy person.
Origin: From faineant, alteration of feignant, present participle of feindre, modelled on fait + neant
Webster Dictionary
Faineant(adj)
doing nothing; shiftless
Faineant(noun)
a do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard
Translations for fainéant
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- ledigAfrikaans
- كَسولArabic
- мързеливBulgarian
- desocupadoPortuguese (BR)
- línýCzech
- faulGerman
- dovenDanish
- τεμπέληςGreek
- perezoso, vago, holgazán, gandulSpanish
- laiskEstonian
- تنبلFarsi
- laiskaFinnish
- fainéantFrench
- עֲצלָןHebrew
- आलसी, सुस्तHindi
- lijenCroatian
- henyeHungarian
- malasIndonesian
- laturIcelandic
- pigro, oziosoItalian
- のらくらしているJapanese
- 게으른Korean
- tingusLithuanian
- slinks; laisksLatvian
- malasMalay
- luiDutch
- lat, dovenNorwegian
- leniwyPolish
- تنبلPersian
- نښلPashto
- desocupadoPortuguese
- leneşRomanian
- ленивыйRussian
- lenivýSlovak
- lenSlovenian
- lenjSerbian
- latSwedish
- เกียจคร้านThai
- tembelTurkish
- 懶散的Chinese (Trad.)
- лінивий; бездіяльнийUkrainian
- کاہلUrdu
- lười nhácVietnamese
- 懒散的Chinese (Simp.)
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