| 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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