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Faineant

adjective
1.
Disinclined to work or exertion.  Synonyms: indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy.  "An indolent hanger-on" , "Too lazy to wash the dishes" , "Shiftless idle youth" , "Slothful employees" , "The unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"



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"Faineant" Quotes from Famous Books



... Robert Knolles," Evan Cheruel answered. "Never yet has the word dishonor been breathed with my name, but I should count myself faineant if I did not fight beside my comrades when chance has made it right and proper that I should ...
— Sir Nigel • Arthur Conan Doyle



Words linked to "Faineant" :   slothful, idle, faineance



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