flânerie

noun

flâ·​ne·​rie

(ˈ)flän¦rē

plural -s

: aimless or idle quality or state

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French flanerie, from (assumed) Middle French dialect (Normandy) flaner to saunter aimlessly (whence French flâner) + Middle French -erie -ery

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