n.
Pronunciation: f ā -n ā - ' ä n
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fainéants \ - ' ä n (z) \
Etymology: French, from Middle French fait-nient, literally, does nothing, by folk etymology from faignant, from present participle of faindre, feindre to feign
Date: 1619
: an irresponsible idler