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fain'eant

faineant \fai`ne`ant"\, fain'eant \fai`n['e]`ant"\(f[asl]`n[asl]`[aum]N"), a. [F.; fait he does + n['e]ant nothing.] Doing nothing; shiftless; disinclined to work or exertion.

Syn: bone-idle, bone-lazy, do-nothing(prenominal), indolent, lazy, otiose, shiftless, slothful, workshy, work-shy.