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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