[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

faineant \fai`ne`ant"\, fain'eant
\fai`n'e`ant"\fasl`nasl`aumn", n.
   a do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard. --sir w. scott.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

faineant \fai`ne`ant"\, fain'eant
\fai`n'e`ant"\fasl`nasl`aumn", a. f.; fait he does +
   n'eant nothing.
   doing nothing; shiftless; disinclined to work or exertion.

   syn: bone-idle, bone-lazy, do-nothingprenominal, indolent,
        lazy, otiose, shiftless, slothful, workshy, work-shy.
        1913 webster + wordnet 1.5 faineant

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

faineant
     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" syn: indolent, lazy, otiose,
            slothful, work-shy
see also:
indolent lazy otiose slothful work-shy 

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