fainéant
See also: faineant
French
Etymology
From feignant, the present participle of feindre (“to fake, to feign”), remotivated by folk etymology in fait (“does”) + néant (“nothing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛ.ne.ɑ̃/, /fe.ne.ɑ̃/
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Noun
fainéant m (plural fainéants, feminine fainéante)
- a lazybones; one who makes little or no effort
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Adjective
fainéant (feminine singular fainéante, masculine plural fainéants, feminine plural fainéantes)
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Further reading
- “fainéant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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