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faineant definition

faineant


 
  Grep  of  noun  faineant 
  louis  le  faineant 
 
  Overview  of  adj  faineant 
 
  The  adj  faineant  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  faineant,  indolent,  lazy,  otiose,  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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  faineant 
 
  1  sense  of  faineant 
 
  Sense  1 
  faineant,  indolent,  lazy,  otiose,  slothful,  work-shy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  idle)  ->  busy 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  faineant 
 
  1  sense  of  faineant 
 
  Sense  1 
  faineant,  indolent,  lazy,  otiose,  slothful,  work-shy 
  =>  idle  (vs.  busy) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  faineant 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  faineant 
 
  faineant  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  faineant 
  faineant 
 
  Overview  of  adj  faineant 
 
  The  adj  faineant  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  faineant,  indolent,  lazy,  otiose,  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") 



faineant definition