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All faineance synonyms

fai·né·ant
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noun faineance

  • laziness — lazy evaluation
  • laziness — lazy evaluation
  • sloth — habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
  • lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
  • negligence — the quality, fact, or result of being negligent; neglect: negligence in discharging one's responsibilities.
  • apathy — You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.
  • weariness — physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes; a weary brain.
  • inertia — inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
  • inertness — having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active): inert matter.
  • sluggish — indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent: a sluggish disposition.
  • slackness — not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
  • dormancy — the state of being dormant.
  • stolidity — not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
  • tardiness — late; behind time; not on time: How tardy were you today?
  • heaviness — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
  • idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
  • dullness — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
  • remissness — negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.: He's terribly remiss in his work.
  • sleepily — ready or inclined to sleep; drowsy.
  • listlessness — having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent: a listless mood; a listless handshake.
  • slothfulness — sluggardly; indolent; lazy.
  • inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
  • laxness — Halldór Kiljan [hahl-dohr kil-yahn] /ˈhɑl doʊr ˈkɪl yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1902–98, Icelandic writer: Nobel Prize 1955.
  • slowness — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
  • indolence — the quality or state of being indolent.
  • dilatoriness — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
  • leisurely — acting, proceeding, or done without haste; unhurried; deliberate: a leisurely conversation.
  • passivity — Also, passiveness [pas-iv-nis] /ˈpæs ɪv nɪs/ (Show IPA). the state or condition of being passive.
  • drowsiness — half-asleep; sleepy.
  • dreaminess — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
  • neglectful — characterized by neglect; disregardful; careless; negligent (often followed by of): neglectful of one's health.
  • shiftlessness — lacking in resourcefulness; inefficient; lazy.
  • languid — lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.
  • leaden — inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move: a leaden weight; leaden feet.
  • lackadaisicalness — without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic: a lackadaisical attempt.
  • languorous — characterized by languor; languid.
  • otiosity — being at leisure; idle; indolent.
  • supineness — lying on the back, face or front upward.
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