feignant

== French == === Etymology === See fainéant (“lazybones”). Ultimately from the root of feindre (“to feign, fake”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛ.ɲɑ̃/ ~ /fe.ɲɑ̃/ === Participle === feignant present participle of feindre === Adjective === feignant (feminine feignante, masculine plural feignants, feminine plural feignantes) lazy, idle === Noun === feignant m (plural feignants, feminine feignante) idler, loafer === Further reading === “feignant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012