fainéant

== English == === Noun === fainéant (plural fainéants) Alternative spelling of faineant. == French == === Etymology === From feignant, the present participle of feindre (“to fake, to feign”), remotivated by folk etymology in fait (“does”) +‎ néant (“nothing”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛ.ne.ɑ̃/ ~ /fe.ne.ɑ̃/ === Noun === fainéant m (plural fainéants, feminine fainéante) a lazybones; one who makes little or no effort ==== Derived terms ==== fainéanter fainéantise === Adjective === fainéant (feminine fainéante, masculine plural fainéants, feminine plural fainéantes) lazy nonchalant apathetic ==== Derived terms ==== roi fainéant m === Further reading === “fainéant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === enfantai