fainéant
See also: faineant
English edit
Noun edit
fainéant (plural fainéants)
- Alternative spelling of faineant
French edit
Etymology edit
From feignant, the present participle of feindre (“to fake, to feign”), remotivated by folk etymology in fait (“does”) + néant (“nothing”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fainéant m (plural fainéants, feminine fainéante)
- a lazybones; one who makes little or no effort
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
fainéant (feminine fainéante, masculine plural fainéants, feminine plural fainéantes)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “fainéant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.