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Faineant Moderate

Faineant has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

An irresponsible or lazy person.

Adjective
1

disinclined to work or exertion

"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"

Example Sentences
"faineant kings under whose rule the country languished" adjective
"an indolent hanger-on" adjective
"too lazy to wash the dishes" adjective
"shiftless idle youth" adjective
"slothful employees" adjective
"the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy" adjective
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ant fant gant pant cant zant hant want tant lant vant sant rant kant quant shant idant beant grant brant
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