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Showing words for FAINEANT using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Faineant

faineant

7 Letter Words for Faineant

anatine, fainant, infanta, infante, taenian

6 Letter Words for Faineant

afaint, annite, antiae, enfant, fantan, fenian, infant, innate, naiant, tannia, tinean

5 Letter Words for Faineant

anent, annat, annet, annie, antae, enfin, ennia, entia, faena, faine, faint, fanin, fanit, feint, fiant, fient, inane, innet, nenta, niata, tafia, tanan, tania, tanna, tenai, tenia, tinea

4 Letter Words for Faineant

aina, aine, aint, anan, anat, anet, anna, anne, anni, anta, ante, anti, atef, etna, fain, fait, fana, fane, fant, fate, feat, feni, fent, feta, fiat, fine, finn, iaea, inne, inta, naan, naif, nain, nana, nane, nant, neaf, neat, neif, nein, neti, nief, nife, nina, nine, taen, tain, tana, tane, tean, tien, tine

3 Letter Words for Faineant

aft, aia, ain, ait, ana, ane, ann, ant, ate, ean, eat, eft, eta, fan, fat, fei, fen, fet, fie, fin, fit, iaa, ife, inf, inn, int, ita, naa, nae, naf, nat, nea, nef, nei, net, nie, nit, nne, taa, tai, tan, tea, tef, ten, tie, tin

Definitions for Faineant

[1] Also fai·ne·ant [fey -nee-uh  nt] /ˈfeɪ ni ənt/ . idle; indolent.
[2] an idler.
[3] a lazy person; idler
[4] indolent

Words related to Faineant

fainéantidle, inactive, indolent, slothful, sluggard, sluggish, otiose, shiftless, bum, good-for-nothing, layabout, loafer, slacker, wastrel

Words nearby Faineant

fainéantfaint, faintheart, fainthearted, faints, fainty, fainéant, fair, fair and square, fair ball, fair catch, fair copy

Origin of Faineant

éant1610–20; < 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 feign, faint

Other words from Faineant

fai·ne·ance [fey -nee-uh  ns] /ˈfeɪ ni əns/ , noun

Word origin for Faineant

éantC17: from French, modification of earlier fait-nient (he) does nothing, by folk etymology from Old French faignant shirker, from faindre to be lazy

Synonyms for Faineant

idle, inactive, indolent, slothful, sluggard, sluggish, otiose, shiftless