pansy in English dictionary

  • pansy

    Meanings and definitions of "pansy"

    • Common name for a cultivated flowering plant, Viola tricolor hortensis, derived from heartsease; many garden varieties are hybrids.
    • A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
    • pansy colour:
    • (derogatory, colloquial, dated) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
    • (derogatory, colloquial) A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.
    • Wimpy; spineless; feeble.
    • Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
    • adjective
      Wimpy; spineless; feeble.
    • adjective
      Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
    • noun
      A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.
    • noun
      A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
    • noun
      (derogatory, colloquial, dated)
      A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
    • noun
      (derogatory, colloquial)
      A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.
    • plant
    • pansy (Viola tricolor hortensis)
    • A person of weak character who lacks courage and/or moral strength.
    • A plant of the genus Viola having four upswept petals and a broader one pointing downward.
    • noun
      a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
    • noun
      large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
    • noun
      offensive term for a homosexual man

    Synonyms of "pansy" in English dictionary

    queen, nance, Milquetoast are the top synonyms of "pansy" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of pansy

    • pansy ( plural  pansies)
    • pansy ( not comparable)
    • pansy (not comparable)
    • pansy (plural pansies)
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