Pansy Definition
pănzē
pansies
noun
pansies
Any of various violets, esp. a popular garden hybrid (Viola tricolor hortensis), with flat, broad, velvety petals in many colors.
Webster's New World
A deep to strong violet.
American Heritage
An effeminate man; esp., an effeminate male homosexual.
Webster's New World
Used as a disparaging term for a gay man.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- Viola tricolor hortensis
- milquetoast
- milksop
- pantywaist
- sissy
- poove
- poof
- queer
- pouf
- queen
- nance
- fairy
- Viola tricolor hortensis (Latin)
- viola
- heartsease
adjective
Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Pansy
Noun
Singular:
pansy
Plural:
pansiesOrigin of Pansy
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Middle English pancy from Old French pensee thought, remembrance, pansy from feminine past participle of penser to think pensive
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From the French pensée (“thought"), as the plant resembles someone that is in deep thought, with a lowered head.
From Wiktionary
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