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faineance

/ˈfeɪni.əns/

faineance noun: the state or quality of being faineant.

Noun

faineance (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being faineant.
    • The mask of sneering faineance was gone.1852 January – 1853 April, Charles Kingsley, Jun., chapter 27, in Hypatia: Or, New Foes with an Old Face. […], volume II, London: John W[illiam] Parker and Son, […], published 1853, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    idleness, laziness

faineance meaning in Bengali

faineance in Bengali

অলস হওয়ার অবস্থা, বৈশিষ্ট্য

Synonyms of faineance

Origin of faineance

Alteration of faineant.

Questions about faineance

What does faineance mean?
Faineance means the state or quality of being faineant.
What is faineance in Bengali?
Faineance in Bengali is অলস হওয়ার অবস্থা, বৈশিষ্ট্য. See Faineance meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is faineance?
Faineance is a noun.
How do you pronounce faineance?
Faineance is pronounced /ˈfeɪni.əns/.

Words near faineance in the dictionary

  1. fainaiguer
  2. fainaiguers
  3. fainaigues
  4. fainaiguing
  5. faine
  6. faineance
  7. faineancy
  8. faineant
  9. faineant deities
  10. faineant deity
  11. faineantise

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