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English
Noun
fainéant (plural fainéants)
- Alternative spelling of faineant
French
Etymology
From feignant, the present participle of feindre (“to fake, to feign”), remotivated by folk etymology in fait (“does”) + néant (“nothing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛ.ne.ɑ̃/ ~ /fe.ne.ɑ̃/
Noun
fainéant m (plural fainéants, feminine fainéante)
- a lazybones; one who makes little or no effort
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Adjective
fainéant (feminine fainéante, masculine plural fainéants, feminine plural fainéantes)
- lazy
- nonchalant
- apathetic
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