Definition
Idleness, laziness, or the state of being inactive and unwilling to work or make effort.
Etymology
From Old French 'fainéance', derived from 'fainéant' (do-nothing), meaning the quality or state of being lazy and idle.
Kelly Says
This is one of those wonderful old words that perfectly captures a feeling—the complete lack of desire to do anything—which is exactly why French used it to describe their do-nothing kings!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰላምነት (selamnet)
seh-lahm-neh-t
ARالعربية
كسلان (kaslan)
kas-lan
BNবাংলা
বহুলাতা (bahuolata)
bah-hoo-loh-tah-tah
CACatalà
feblesa
feh-bleh-sah
DADansk
dovenhed
do-ven-hed
DEDeutsch
Faulheit
faul-hayt
ELΕλληνικά
αργοσυνη (argo-syne)
ar-gohs-ee-neh
ESEspañol
flojera
floh-heh-rah
FAفارسی
بیعلاقهگی (be-e'laqe-gi)
beh-ee-lah-keh-gee
FISuomi
väsymys
vay-sy-mys
FRFrançais
faisance
fɛ.sɑ̃s
GUGU
કાંકરી (kaankari)
kaan-ka-ree
HAHA
mai-tsawa
may-tsaw-ah
HEעברית
רשלנות (reshlanut)
resh-lah-noot
HIहिन्दी
आलस्य (aalasya)
aa-la-sya
IDBahasa Indonesia
malas
ma-las
ITItaliano
pigrizia
pee-gree-tsee-ah
JA日本語
怠惰さ (taidaku sa)
ta-i-da-ku sah
KKKK
салма (salma)
sal-mah
KO한국어
게으름 (geureumeum)
geh-uh-reum
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
luiheid
loo-hi-hed
NONorsk
sløvhet
sloo-v-het
PLPolski
leniactwo
le-nee-akht-voh
PTPortuguês
preguiça
pre-gwee-sah
RUРусский
ленивость (lenivost)
leh-nee-vohst
SVSvenska
trötthet
troht-het
SWKiswahili
mchepuko
m-cheh-poo-ko
TAதமிழ்
ஏன்றித்தனம் (ēnṟi-tanaṁ)
en-ree-tee-tah-nahm
TEతెలుగు
గుర్రెత్తు (gurrettu)
gur-reh-ttoo
THไทย
ความขี้เกียจ (kham khī-khee-j)
kham khee-khee-j
TRTürkçe
tembellik
tem-bel-lik
UKУкраїнська
ледачливість (ledačlivist)
le-da-ch-lee-veest
URاردو
لُھُلُہی (luhulu)
loo-loo-loo-ee
VITiếng Việt
lười biếng
lway bieng