Fainant

/ˈfeɪnənt/ adjective

Definition

Archaic term meaning lazy, idle, or disinclined to work; characterized by laziness and avoidance of effort.

Etymology

From Old French 'fainéant' or 'fain-néant' literally meaning 'do-nothing' (fain = make, néant = nothing). This word was used in Medieval French to describe people of little worth.

Kelly Says

The Merovingian kings of France were called 'les rois fainéants' (the do-nothing kings) because they let their mayors handle all the real power—it's one of history's great insults!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰላም (selam)
seh-lahm
ARالعربية
كسول (kusool)
koo-sool
BNবাংলা
বহুলা (bahulia)
bah-hoo-lee-ah
CACatalà
feble
feh-bleh
CSČeština
lenivý
le-ni-vee
DADansk
doven
do-ven
DEDeutsch
faul
faul
ELΕλληνικά
αργοσ (argo)
ar-gohs
ESEspañol
flojo
floh-ho
FAفارسی
بی‌علاقه (be-e'laqe)
beh-ee-lah-keh
FISuomi
väsynyt
vay-sy-nyt
FRFrançais
fainant
fɛ.nɑ̃
GUGU
કાંકરી (kaankari)
kaan-ka-ree
HAHA
mai-tsawa
may-tsaw-ah
HEעברית
רשלן (reshalan)
resh-lahn
HIहिन्दी
आलसी (aalasī)
aa-la-see
HUMagyar
lusta
loost-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
malas
ma-las
IGIG
nwata
n-wa-tah
ITItaliano
pigro
pee-groh
JA日本語
怠惰な (taidaku na)
ta-i-da-ku na
KKKK
салма (salma)
sal-mah
KMKM
ល្បី (lbey)
l-bay
KO한국어
게으른 (geureun)
geh-uh-reun
MRMR
काळजी न घेणारा (kaalji na ghenaara)
kaal-jee na ghen-ah-rah
MSBahasa Melayu
malas
ma-las
MYမြန်မာ
စွမ်းအားမရှိ (swun-a-yar-hsi)
swoon-ah-yar-hsi
NLNederlands
lui
lwee
NONorsk
sløv
sloo-v
PAPA
ਕੁਰੇ (kure)
koo-reh
PLPolski
leniwy
le-nee-vee
PTPortuguês
preguiçoso
pre-gwee-soh-soh
RORomână
lăs
lash
RUРусский
ленивый (lenivy)
leh-nee-vee
SVSvenska
trött
troht
SWKiswahili
mchepuko
m-cheh-poo-ko
TAதமிழ்
ஏன்றி (ēnṟi)
en-ree
TEతెలుగు
గుర్రె (gurre)
gur-reh
THไทย
ขี้เกียจ (khee-khee-j)
khee-khee-j
TLTL
pilit
pee-lit
TRTürkçe
tembel
tem-bel
UKУкраїнська
ледачий (ledačij)
le-da-chij
URاردو
لُھُلُہ (luhulu)
loo-loo-loo
VITiếng Việt
lười biếng
lway bieng
YOYO
bààlú
bah-ah-loo
ZH中文
懒惰 (lǎnduà)
lan-dwa
ZUZU
mhlupha
m-hlu-phah

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