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Faineance
Faineance Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Faineance?
[n] the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work
Synonyms | Synonyms for Faineance: idleness Related Terms | Find terms related to Faineance: See Also | indolence | laziness Faineance In Webster's Dictionary \Fai"ne*ance\, Faineancy \Fai"ne*an*cy\, n. [Cf. OF.
faineance. See {Fain['e]ant}.]
Do-nothingness; inactivity; indolence.
The mask of sneering faineance was gone. --C. Kingsley.
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