fai|né|ant

fai|né|ant
fai|né|ant «FAY nee uhnt; French feh nay ahn», adjective, noun.
–adj.
that does nothing; idle: »

Perhaps was more industrious than the obligation to appear fainéant allows him to disclose (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

–n.
a person who does nothing; idler.
╂[< French fainéant < Old French faignant idler, present participle of feindre be idle, feign. Compare etym. under faint. (Cf. ↑faint)]

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  • fainéant — fai•né•ant [[t]ˌfeɪ neɪˈɑ̃[/t]] adj. n. pl. ants [[t] ˈɑ̃z[/t]] 1) fot Also, fai•ne•ant [[t]ˈfeɪ ni ənt[/t]] idle; indolent. 2) fot an idler • Etymology: 1610–20; < F, earlier fait nient, lit., he does nothing fai′ne•ance, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Fainéant — Fai|né|ant [fene ã:] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. fr. fainéant zu faire »machen, tun« u. néant »nichts«> (veraltet) Müßiggänger, Faulpelz, Nichtsnutz …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • fain'eant — faineant fai ne ant , fain eant fai n[ e] ant (f[asl] n[asl] [aum]N ), a. [F.; fait he does + n[ e]ant nothing.] Doing nothing; shiftless; disinclined to work or exertion. Syn: bone idle, bone lazy, do nothing(prenominal), indolent, lazy, otiose …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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