faineance

Also found in: Thesaurus.

faineance, faineancy

laziness; the state of being idle. — fainéant, adj.

See also: Behavior

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Noun

faineance - the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work

idleness

indolence, laziness - inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

Translations

Müßiggang

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

Islamabad -- The Faineance Minister Asad Umar has thrown the directives of federal cabinet into dustbin for replacing heads of four important financial institutions.

Asad could not change heads of financial institutions despite cabinet's instructions

As further proof of Lorraine Evans' astonishing theory a body discovered in the hill of Tara in the 1950s of a young chieftain who wore Egyptian blue faineance beads, has been carbon dated to 1450BC.

AN IRISHMAN'S HOME IS HIS PYRAMID; Kerry people 'came from Egypt'

He was talking to Secretary Faineance Muslim Conference Abdul Qayyum Qamar , who called him on in his office here on Monday.