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fainéant
adjective as in lazy
noun as in idler
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Ball, the sixth boy in Number 7, was the only fainéant among them, though he did occasionally help to keep off the smaller fry.
Solmes, the fainéant of Steinkirk, was left dead on the field.
These fainéant princes learn no tongue but their own, greatly to the advantage of their Dutch masters.
Even after Tullia was dead the Republic had come again for him, and something might be done to stir up these fainéant nobles!
Bull, the sixth boy in No. 7, was the only fainéant among them, though he did occasionally help to keep off the smaller fry.
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On this page you'll find 26 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to fainéant, such as: idle, inactive, indolent, slothful, sluggard, and sluggish.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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