Definition of fainéant in English:

fainéant

noun ˈfeɪneɪɒ̃ˈfānēənt

archaic

An idle or ineffective person.
Synonyms
unmoving, motionless, immobile, still, stock-still, stationary, static, dormant, sleeping

adjective ˈfeɪneɪɒ̃ˈfānēənt

Idle or ineffective.
Example sentencesExamples
- In Merovingian France in the Dark Ages the kings became known as les rois fainéants - the idle or lazy kings - and gradually lost power to the Mayors of the Palace, who eventually took the crown themselves.
- The result could only be to weaken a legislature already fainéant enough, and further to accentuate that excess of executive power Furet had termed a national pathology.
- Vulgar yet pretentious, tough yet incompetent, cynical, worldly and fainéant, the Berton brothers, as their name suggests, would have been better running a circus than a military school.
- She had a stronger character than her fainéant brother who was a worthless man of pleasure, and she was naturally conscious of her intellectual superiority.

Origin

Early 17th century: from French, from fait 'does' + néant 'nothing'.

Definition of fainéant in US English:

fainéant

nounˈfānēənt

archaic

An idle or ineffective person.
Synonyms
unmoving, motionless, immobile, still, stock-still, stationary, static, dormant, sleeping

adjectiveˈfānēənt

Idle or ineffective.
Example sentencesExamples
- In Merovingian France in the Dark Ages the kings became known as les rois fainéants - the idle or lazy kings - and gradually lost power to the Mayors of the Palace, who eventually took the crown themselves.
- The result could only be to weaken a legislature already fainéant enough, and further to accentuate that excess of executive power Furet had termed a national pathology.
- She had a stronger character than her fainéant brother who was a worthless man of pleasure, and she was naturally conscious of her intellectual superiority.
- Vulgar yet pretentious, tough yet incompetent, cynical, worldly and fainéant, the Berton brothers, as their name suggests, would have been better running a circus than a military school.

Origin

Early 17th century: from French, from fait ‘does’ + néant ‘nothing’.

单词	fainéant
释义	Definition of fainéant in English: fainéant noun ˈfeɪneɪɒ̃ˈfānēənt archaic An idle or ineffective person. Synonyms unmoving, motionless, immobile, still, stock-still, stationary, static, dormant, sleeping adjective ˈfeɪneɪɒ̃ˈfānēənt Idle or ineffective. Example sentencesExamples In Merovingian France in the Dark Ages the kings became known as les rois fainéants - the idle or lazy kings - and gradually lost power to the Mayors of the Palace, who eventually took the crown themselves. The result could only be to weaken a legislature already fainéant enough, and further to accentuate that excess of executive power Furet had termed a national pathology. Vulgar yet pretentious, tough yet incompetent, cynical, worldly and fainéant, the Berton brothers, as their name suggests, would have been better running a circus than a military school. She had a stronger character than her fainéant brother who was a worthless man of pleasure, and she was naturally conscious of her intellectual superiority. Origin Early 17th century: from French, from fait 'does' + néant 'nothing'. Definition of fainéant in US English: fainéant nounˈfānēənt archaic An idle or ineffective person. Synonyms unmoving, motionless, immobile, still, stock-still, stationary, static, dormant, sleeping adjectiveˈfānēənt Idle or ineffective. Example sentencesExamples In Merovingian France in the Dark Ages the kings became known as les rois fainéants - the idle or lazy kings - and gradually lost power to the Mayors of the Palace, who eventually took the crown themselves. The result could only be to weaken a legislature already fainéant enough, and further to accentuate that excess of executive power Furet had termed a national pathology. She had a stronger character than her fainéant brother who was a worthless man of pleasure, and she was naturally conscious of her intellectual superiority. Vulgar yet pretentious, tough yet incompetent, cynical, worldly and fainéant, the Berton brothers, as their name suggests, would have been better running a circus than a military school. Origin Early 17th century: from French, from fait ‘does’ + néant ‘nothing’.
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