ADJECTIVE | all | faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy | disinclined to work or exertion |
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Meaning | disinclined to work or exertion. | |
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Example | "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished" | |
Synonyms | indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy | |
Broader | idle | not in action or at work |
Spanish | flojo, haragán, indolente, innecesario, locho, perezoso | |
Catalan | mandrós, peresós | |
Nouns | faineance | the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work |
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