Definitions for faineant

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faineant fai·né·ant

Spelling: [fey-nee-uh nt; French fe-ney-ahn<

IPA: /ˈfeɪ ni ənt; French fɛ neɪˈɑ̃/

Faineant is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 162 anagrams from letters in faineant (aaefinnt).

Definitions for faineant

noun

1. an idler.

adjective

1. Also, faineant [fey-nee-uh nt] /ˈfeɪ ni ənt/ (Show IPA). idle; indolent.

Origin of faineant

1610-20; French, earlier fait-nient, literally, he does nothing, pseudo-etymological alteration of Old French faignant idler, noun use of present participle of se faindre to shirk. See

Examples for faineant

Yours is the faineant spirit of the decadent, masquerading in the garb of a sham primitivism.