Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
< /ˈfeɪ ni ənts; French fɛ neɪˈɑ̃/.
- an idler.
noun
- a lazy person; idler
adjective
- indolent
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.
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Words Faineant and Indolent have similar meaning
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