FLANEUR


Meaning of FLANEUR in English

(ˈ)flä|nər(.) noun

( -s )

Etymology: French flâneur idler, from Middle French flaneur, from (assumed) Middle French dialect (Normandy) flaner to saunter aimlessly (from Old Norse flana to wander about) + Middle French -eur -or (from Latin -or ) — more at flan

: an aimless and usually self-centered and superficial person: as

a. : man-about-town , bon viveur

b. : an intellectual trifler

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