All faineant synonyms
fai·né·ant
F f 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.