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FAINEANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does faineance mean? 

FAINEANCE (noun)
  The noun FAINEANCE has 1 sense:

1. the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to workplay

  Familiarity information: FAINEANCE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FAINEANCE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

faineance; idleness

Hypernyms ("faineance" is a kind of...):

indolence; laziness (inactivity resulting from a dislike of work)

Derivation:

faineant (disinclined to work or exertion)


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