fainéant
adjectivecommon noun
Syllable Decomposition
fainéantFrom the words fait and néant. Auguste Scheler emphasizes that this word should be distinguished from feignant, the present participle of feindre, which had the specialized meaning of 'the one who pretends to take heart in work'. The phonetic and semantic proximity of feignant and fainéant has made them synonymous.
Definition
Translations
german:faul
english:slothful
arabic:كسول
spanish:gandul
portuguese:preguiçoso
See also
fainéante (adj.) fainéant (cn.) fainéanter (v.) fainéantise (cn.) fainéantiser (v.) fainéantes (adj.) fainéantes (cn.) fainéants (adj.) fainéants (cn.)