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All faineant synonyms

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adj faineant

  • idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
  • inactive — not active: an inactive volcano.
  • indolent — having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful: an indolent person.
  • slothful — sluggardly; indolent; lazy.
  • sluggard — a person who is habitually inactive or lazy.
  • sluggish — indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent: a sluggish disposition.
  • otiose — being at leisure; idle; indolent.
  • shiftless — lacking in resourcefulness; inefficient; lazy.

noun faineant

  • bum — Someone's bum is the part of their body which they sit on.
  • good-for-nothing — worthless; of no use.
  • layabout — a lazy or idle person; loafer.
  • loafer — a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
  • slacker — a slack condition or part.
  • wastrel — a wasteful person; spendthrift.
  • ne'er-do-well — an idle, worthless person; a person who is ineffectual, unsuccessful, or completely lacking in merit; good-for-nothing.
  • dawdler — to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter: Stop dawdling and help me with these packages!
  • beachcomber — A beachcomber is someone who spends their time wandering along beaches looking for things they can use.
  • goof-off — a foolish or stupid person.
  • slugabed — a lazy person who stays in bed long after the usual time for arising.
  • snail — any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
  • sponger — a person or thing that sponges.
  • lounger — a person or thing that lounges.
  • lazybones — a lazy person.
  • no good — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.

adjective faineant

  • slow-moving — proceeding with or characterized by slow, sluggish, or leisurely movement or activity.
  • spring fever — a listless, lazy, or restless feeling commonly associated with the beginning of spring.
  • energyless — Without energy.
  • lackadaisical — without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic: a lackadaisical attempt.
  • slack — not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
  • easy going — calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
  • torpid — inactive or sluggish.
  • behindhand — If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
  • easy-going — calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
  • laid back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
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