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Meaning of FAINEANT

Pronunciation:  'feyneeunt

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 Definition: [adj]  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"
 
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 Synonyms: idle, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy
 

 

 

 

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