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Faineance

Faineance Meaning & Definition
Faineance Definition And Meaning

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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