Dictionary entries for 'fainéant'

Synonyms

idle
indolent
lazy
shiftless
slothful
sluggard
sluggish
bum
drone
good-for-nothing
idler
layabout
loafer
ne'er-do-well
no-good
slugabed
sluggard
wastrel

fai·né·ant (fā́nā-äŃ)

[French, alteration (influenced by fait néant, does nothing), of Old French faignant, idler, from present participle of faindre, feindre, to feign; see feign.]

adjective

Given to doing nothing; idle. See synonyms at lazy

noun

An irresponsible idler; a sluggard.

adjective

noun

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition