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laziness vs faineance

faineance vs laziness

laziness and faineance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
laziness Yes No No No
faineance Yes No No No
As nouns, faineance is a hyponym of laziness; that is, faineance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than laziness:
  • laziness: inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
  • faineance: the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work
Other hyponyms of laziness include idleness, shiftlessness.
laziness (noun) faineance (noun)
apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work
relaxed and easy activity
inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
Difference between laziness and faineance

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