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faineant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

faineant
adjective
/'feɪniənt/
disinclined to work or exertion
Type Words
Synonyms indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy
Derivation faineance


faineant kings under whose rule the country languished.

Examples of faineant

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Cameron now mocks her and she seems to be a lucky member of Gordon Brown's B-team who got the nod to a faineant job and is trying to turn a sow's ear into a silk purse.
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