Definitions for faineance
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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
faineance, idleness(noun)
the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work
Wiktionary
faineance(Noun)
The state or quality of being faineant.
Origin: Alteration of faineant
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