Main Entry: ¹fai·né·ant

Pronunciation: \fā-nā-ˈäⁿ\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural fainéants \-ˈäⁿ(z)\

Etymology: French, from Middle French fait-nient, literally, does nothing, by folk etymology from faignant, from present participle of faindre, feindre to feign

Date: 1619

: an irresponsible idler