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fainéant

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. fainéant (noun)
  2. fainéant (adjective)
  3. fainéant deity (noun)
  4. roi fainéant (noun)

1fai·né·ant

noun \fā-nā-ˈäⁿ\
plural fainéants\-ˈäⁿ(z)\

Definition of FAINÉANT

: an irresponsible idler

Origin of FAINÉANT

French, from Middle French fait-nient, literally, does nothing, by folk etymology from faignant, from present participle of faindre, feindre to feign
First Known Use: 1619

Rhymes with FAINÉANT

accouchement, aide-de-camp, au courant, battement, bien-pensant, ci-devant, contretemps, debridement, denouement, en passant, insouciant, Maupassant, Orléans, Perpignan, rapprochement, revenant, se tenant, soi-disant, vol-au-vent

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