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layabout

UK
/ˈleɪəbaʊt/
US
/ˈleɪəˌbaʊt/

Translations

layaboutnoun
layabouts
pl
UK
/ˈleɪəbaʊt/
US
/ˈleɪəˌbaʊt/
fainéantFamilier ; se dit d’une personne qui ne travaille presque pas.
Despite having the potential to succeed, he was known as a layabout who preferred lounging around all day.
Malgré son potentiel, il était connu comme un fainéant qui préférait traîner toute la journée.
Additional translations
paresseuxMoins familier que « fainéant » ; peut aussi avoir une valeur plus générale.
Synonyms
idler
loafer
dawdler
ne'er-do-well
slacker
layaboutadjective
more layabout
Comp.
most layabout
Super.
UK
/ˈleɪ.ə.baʊt/
US
/ˈleɪ.əˌbaʊt/
Occasionally used attributively to modify nouns (e.g., "layabout teen"); allows periphrastic comparison.
fainéantFamilier ; qualifie un mode de vie ou une attitude marqués par la paresse.
His layabout lifestyle worried his hard-working parents.
Son mode de vie fainéant inquiétait ses parents très travailleurs.
Additional translations
oisifPlus littéraire ; insiste sur l’inaction et l’absence d’activité utile.
Synonyms
loafing
lazy
slothful
indolent
idle
good-for-nothing
idle-handed
dawdling
lethargic
sluggish
idle-minded
shiftless

Definitions

layaboutnoun
A person who habitually does little or no work and is often idle.
Despite having the potential to succeed, he was known as a layabout who preferred lounging around all day.
layaboutadjective
Idle or lazy in character; characteristic of a person who habitually avoids work.
His layabout lifestyle worried his hard-working parents.
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