FAINEANT Synonyms

• moving slowly and gently

• disinclined to work or exertion

• disinclined to work or exertion

• person who does no work

• characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility

• not in action or at work

• the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling

• without a basis in reason or fact

• not in active use

• silly or trivial

• lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

• not yielding a return

• not having a job

• run disconnected or idle

• be idle; exist in a changeless situation

• (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly

• (military) not involved in military operations

• not exerting influence or change

• (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct

• lacking in energy or will

• lacking activity; lying idle or unused

• not engaged in full-time work

• not active physically or mentally

• (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert

• not in physical motion

• unable to move or resist motion

• having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive

• slow and apathetic

• lacking spirit or liveliness

• idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way

• lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative

• an idle slothful person

• serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

• producing no result or effect

• disinclined to work or exertion

• disinclined to work or exertion