fainéant
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fai·né·ant
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faineant
adjective
- Resistant to exertion and activity: idle, indolent, lazy, shiftless, slothful, sluggard, sluggish. Informal do-nothing. Idioms: bone lazy. See action/inaction, industrious/lazy.
noun
- A self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity: bum1, drone1, good-for-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, ne'er-do-well, no-good, slugabed, sluggard, wastrel. Informal do-little, do-nothing, lazybones, slug2. Slang slouch. See industrious/lazy.
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faineant
IN BRIEF: adj. - Disinclined to work or exertion.
Tutor's tip: This word was used in the 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals.
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