"fainéant" meaning in All languages combined

See fainéant on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: fainéants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fainéant (plural fainéants)
  1. Alternative spelling of faineant Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: faineant
    Sense id: en-fainéant-en-noun-2HJ9zX0b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 93 2 0 0 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 2 0 0 4

Adjective [French]

IPA: /fɛ.ne.ɑ̃/, /fe.ne.ɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-fainéant.wav Forms: fainéante [feminine], fainéants [masculine, plural], fainéantes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From feignant, the present participle of feindre (“to fake, to feign”), remotivated by folk etymology in fait (“does”) + néant (“nothing”). Etymology templates: {{af|fr|fait|néant|t1=does|t2=nothing}} fait (“does”) + néant (“nothing”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} fainéant (feminine fainéante, masculine plural fainéants, feminine plural fainéantes)
  1. lazy
    Sense id: en-fainéant-fr-adj-gf1n0C9n
  2. nonchalant Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-fainéant-fr-adj-vcI1J7xw Disambiguation of Personality: 20 50 0 30
  3. apathetic
    Sense id: en-fainéant-fr-adj-5hPwBctf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: roi fainéant [masculine]

Noun [French]

IPA: /fɛ.ne.ɑ̃/, /fe.ne.ɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-fainéant.wav Forms: fainéants [plural], fainéante [feminine]
Etymology: From feignant, the present participle of feindre (“to fake, to feign”), remotivated by folk etymology in fait (“does”) + néant (“nothing”). Etymology templates: {{af|fr|fait|néant|t1=does|t2=nothing}} fait (“does”) + néant (“nothing”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} fainéant m (plural fainéants, feminine fainéante)
  1. a lazybones; one who makes little or no effort Tags: masculine Categories (topical): People Derived forms: fainéanter, fainéantise
    Sense id: en-fainéant-fr-noun-emv26y0l Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 100 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 9 8 7 77 Disambiguation of French verb-noun compounds: 29 0 0 71

Inflected forms

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