I. -nt noun
( -s )
Etymology: French fainéant, from Middle French fait-nient, literally, (he) does nothing, by folk etymology from faignant, present participle of feindre, faindre to feign, shirk, be inactive (as in se feindre to be lazy) — more at feign
: an irresponsible or weak idler
II. adjective
: showing a faineant's character : idle and ineffectual : indolent
faineant kings under whose rule the country languished
Synonyms: see lazy