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fainéant
/ ˈfeɪnɪənt; fɛneɑ̃ /
noun
- a lazy person; idler
adjective
- indolent
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Derived Forms
- ˈfaineance, noun
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Other Words From
- fai·ne·ance [fey, -nee-, uh, ns], noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fainéant1
C17: from French, modification of earlier fait-nient (he) does nothing, by folk etymology from Old French faignant shirker, from faindre to be lazy
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Example Sentences
Ball, the sixth boy in Number 7, was the only fainéant among them, though he did occasionally help to keep off the smaller fry.
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Solmes, the fainéant of Steinkirk, was left dead on the field.
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These fainéant princes learn no tongue but their own, greatly to the advantage of their Dutch masters.
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Even after Tullia was dead the Republic had come again for him, and something might be done to stir up these fainéant nobles!
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Bull, the sixth boy in No. 7, was the only fainéant among them, though he did occasionally help to keep off the smaller fry.
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