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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fai•né•ant (fā′nē ənt; Fr. fe nā än′),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ants (-ənts; Fr. -än′).USA pronunciation adj. Also, fai•ne•ant (fā′nē ənt).USA pronunciation idle; indolent. n. - Foreign Termsan idler.
- French, earlier fait-nient, literally, he does nothing, pseudo-etymological alteration of Old French faignant idler, noun, nominal use of present participle of se faindre to shirk. See feign, faint
- 1610–20
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