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Definition of Faineance
1. Noun. The trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work.
Definition of Faineance
1. n. Do-nothingness; inactivity; indolence.
Definition of Faineance
1. Noun. The state or quality of being faineant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Faineance
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Faineance
Literary usage of Faineance
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Vikings in Western Christendom, A.D. 789 to A.D. 888 by Charles Francis Keary (1891)
"Carloman, the eldest brother, had died two years previously, after his long
enforced faineance at his farm of Otting. There had he built a church and ..."
2. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"The mask of sneering faineance was gone ; imploring tenderness and earnestness
beamed from his whole countenance. ..."
3. My Experiences of the War Between France and Germany by Archibald Forbes (1871)
"... and, not having as yet go'; the. gauge of the French faineance in this important
department of military operations, gave open ear to all the stories ..."
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