Synonyms for fainéant

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : fey-nee-uh nt; French fe-ney-ahn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfeɪ ni ənt; French fɛ neɪˈɑ̃

Top 10 synonyms for fainéant

idle
inactive
indolent
slothful
sluggard
sluggish
bum
good-for-nothing
layabout
lazy person

Other synonyms for the word fainéant

loafer
ne'er-do-well
otiose
shiftless
slacker
wastrel

Définition of fainéant

Origin : 1610s (n.), from French fainéant (16c.) "do-nothing," from fait, third person singular present tense of faire (see factitious) + néant "nothing" (cf. dolce far niente).
A French folk etymology of Old French faignant (14c.), present participle of faindre "to feign" (see feign). As an adjective, from 1855.

adj lazy
noun idler

Example sentences :

Yours is the faineant spirit of the decadent, masquerading in the garb of a sham primitivism.
Extract from : « A Lost Leader » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

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