Meanings
nounfaineance (uncountable)
- uncountableThe state or quality of being faineant.
The mask of sneering faineance was gone.
1852 January – 1853 April, Charles Kingsley, Jun., chapter 27, in Hypatia: Or, New Foes with an Old Face. […], volume II, London: John W[illiam] Parker and Son, […], published 1853, →OCLC
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Origin
Alteration of faineant.
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APA
faineance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faineance
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“faineance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faineance. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faineance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faineance.
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