fainéant
an idler.
Origin of fainéant
1Other words from fainéant
- fai·ne·ance [fey-nee-uhns], /ˈfeɪ ni əns/, noun
Words Nearby fainéant
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How to use fainéant in a sentence
While a roi faineant may fulfil effectively all the essential duties of sovereignty, an autocrate faineant is an absurdity.
Russia | Donald Mackenzie WallaceYours is the faineant spirit of the decadent, masquerading in the garb of a sham primitivism.
A Lost Leader | E. Phillips OppenheimI take it as a kingdom, and I cannot be roi faineant, with a steward for maire du palais.
Kenelm Chillingly, Complete | Edward Bulwer-LyttonThey were the Mayors of that Palace; he only le roi faineant.
Lucretia, Complete | Edward Bulwer-LyttonI'd rather marry the roughest viking that ever sailed the seas than the most accomplished faineant.
The Wolf's Long Howl | Stanley Waterloo
British Dictionary definitions for fainéant
/ (ˈfeɪnɪənt, French fɛneɑ̃) /
a lazy person; idler
indolent
Origin of fainéant
1Derived forms of fainéant
- faineance or faineancy, noun
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