noun pl. pansies -·sies

1. any of various violets, esp. a popular garden hybrid (Viola tricolor hortensis), with flat, broad, velvety petals in many colors
2. ☆ Slang an effeminate man; esp., an effeminate male homosexual: often a contemptuous term

Etymology: Fr pensée, a thought < penser, to think < L pensare: see pensive