definition of
faineant

[1] #1 faineant s. [indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy] disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy". wn