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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 work
Familiarity information: FAINEANCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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