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 Definition of 'faineant':

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1. (adj) faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy
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"
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