feignant
present participle of 'feindre', which took on the specialized meaning of 'one who pretends to put heart into work', then by phonetic and semantic proximity with 'fainéant' took on its current meaning.
Definitions
Antonym
travailleur
See also
feinter (v.) feintise (cn.) feint (adj.) faignant (adj.) feindre (v.) feinte (cn.) feinte (adj.) feignasserie (cn.) feignante (adj.) feignants (adj.) feignants (cn.) feignantes (adj.) feignantes (cn.) feignantise (cn.)