faineant
Plural: faineants
Adjective Satellite
- disinclined to work or exertion
- "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"
Noun
- An idle, inactive, or lazy person.
- An irresponsible or lazy person.
Examples
- A FAINEANT Scrabble player leaves all the premium squares open for their opponent.
Origin / Etymology
From Old French fay neant, alteration of feignant (“idler”), present participle of feindre, modelled on fait (“does”) + neant (“nothing”).
Synonyms
indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy, bum, couch potato, dawdler, deadbeat, do-naught, do-nothing, dogfucker, dosser, faineant, flaneur, footler, get-nothing, goldbricker, goof-off, idler, idleton, laggard, lallygag, layabout, lazy ass, lazy louse, lazybones, lidderon, lie-abed, loafer, loiter-sack, lollygagger, lounge lizard, lounger, morepork, poop, ragabash, shirker, slacker, slow belly, slug-a-bed, slugabed, slugabug, sluggabed, sluggard, sofa spud, tarrier, truant
Scrabble Score: 11
faineant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordfaineant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
faineant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary