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FAINEANT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Disinclined to work or exertion
Example:
the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy
Synonyms:
faineant; indolent; lazy; otiose; slothful; work-shy
Classified under:
Similar:
idle (not in action or at work)
Derivation:
faineance (the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work)
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