fainéant
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See also: faineant
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
fainéant (plural fainéants)
- Alternative spelling of faineant
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From feignant, the present participle of feindre (“to fake, to feign”), remotivated by folk etymology in fait (“does”) + néant (“nothing”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fainéant m (plural fainéants, feminine fainéante)
- a lazybones; one who makes little or no effort
Derived terms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
fainéant (feminine fainéante, masculine plural fainéants, feminine plural fainéantes)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “fainéant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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