faineant

Words with a similar base: faineant

'faineant'

[faineant.s.01] as in: disinclined to work or exertion

Examples:
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

Origins

					faineant (English)
└── fay neant (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

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