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faineantism

faineantism noun: faineant attitudes or behaviour.

Noun

faineantism (uncountable)

  1. faineant attitudes or behaviour

Origin of faineantism

From faineant + -ism.

Questions about faineantism

What does faineantism mean?
Faineantism means faineant attitudes or behaviour.
What part of speech is faineantism?
Faineantism is a noun.

Words near faineantism in the dictionary

  1. faineancy
  2. faineant
  3. faineant deities
  4. faineant deity
  5. faineantise
  6. faineantism
  7. faineants
  8. fained
  9. fainer
  10. faines
  11. fainest

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