Usually means: Laziness, idleness, lack of activity.
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  1. faineantise: Merriam-Webster
  2. faineantise: Collins English Dictionary
  3. faineantise: Wiktionary

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▸ noun:  (archaic) faineance

Similar:
counterfaisance, affiaunce, feblesse, faultering, defeasaunce, feneration, vainesse, weird, feminacy, famishment, more...

Opposite:
diligence, industry, productivity, hard work

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Similar:
counterfaisance, affiaunce, feblesse, faultering, defeasaunce, feneration, vainesse, weird, feminacy, famishment, more...

Opposite:
diligence, industry, productivity, hard work



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