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- Old French · derived fromfay neant
- English todayfaineant
From Old French fay neant, alteration of feignant (“idler”), present participle of feindre, modelled on fait (“does”) + neant (“nothing”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
faineant
Today it means: An irresponsible or lazy person. Full definition →
Old French fay neant