faineant English

Meaning faineant meaning

What does faineant mean?

faineant

— adjective (= indolent, lazy, 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

Synonyms faineant synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as faineant?

faineant English » English

lazy

work-shy

slothful

otiose

lazy person

lazy fellow

indolent

sluggish

sluggard

loon

idler

idle

good-for-nothing

good-for-naught

deadhead