Definition of pansy Pansy
/pæˈnzi/ - [panzee] - pan•sy
We found 14 definitions of pansy from 6 different sources.
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What does pansy mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: pansies |
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| pansy - large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors | ||
| Viola tricolor hortensis | ||
| pansy - offensive term for an openly homosexual man | ||
| fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf | ||
| gay man, shirtlifter a homosexual man | ||
| pansy - a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive | ||
| sissy, pantywaist, milksop, Milquetoast | ||
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Wiktionary 
- pansy (Noun)
Common name for a cultivated flowering plant, Viola tricolor hortensis, derived from heartsease; many garden varieties are hybrids. - pansy (Noun)
A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy. - pansy (Noun)
A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate. - pansy (Noun)
A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss. - pansy (Adjective)
Wimpy; spineless; feeble. - pansy (Adjective)
Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pansy (n.)
A plant of the genus Viola (V. tricolor) and its blossom, originally purple and yellow. Cultivated varieties have very large flowers of a great diversity of colors. Called also heart's-ease, love-in-idleness, and many other quaint names.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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pansy
A person of weak character who lacks courage and/or moral strength. -
pansy
A plant of the genus Viola having four upswept petals and a broader one pointing downward.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pansy
pan′zi, n. a species of violet developed by cultivation into large blossoms of great variety of colour—also Heart's-ease, Love-in-idleness:—pl. Pan′sies.—adj. Pan′sied. [Fr. pensée—penser, to think—L. pensāre, to weigh.]
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🔤- pansy, noun, singular of pansies.
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