fainéant
One who loafs
Fainéant means idle or lazy, particularly in a way that suggests willful avoidance of effort or responsibility.
The word is borrowed from French and carries a literary or affected tone in English: The fainéant heir squandered his inheritance.
As a noun, a fainéant is an idle person or do-nothing.
Idle responsibility evader
- loaferLaceless slip-on shoe
- layaboutHabitually idle person
- do-nothingIdle, inactive person
- ne'er-do-wellIrresponsible, idle person
shirker · sluggard · wastrel · drone · bum · deadbeat · good-for-nothing · malingerer
slacker
Idle responsibility evader
- loaferLaceless slip-on shoe
- layaboutHabitually idle person
- do-nothingIdle, inactive person
ne'er-do-well · shirker · sluggard · wastrel · drone · bum · deadbeat · good-for-nothing · malingerer · goldbricker
sluggish
Slow and inactive
enervated · lethargic · drowsy · somnolent · phlegmatic · inert · apathetic · stagnant · supine · leaden
fainéantindustrious
Devoted to steady effort
hardworking · diligent · assiduous · sedulous · tireless
fainéantconscientious
Scrupulously careful and thorough
dutiful · responsible · driven · ambitious · motivated