pan·sy (p n z )n. pl. pan·sies 1. Any of various plants of the genera Achimenes or Viola, especially V. tricolor or its hybrids, having flowers with velvety petals of various colors. 2. A deep to strong violet. 3. Offensive Slang a. Used as a disparaging term for a man or boy who is considered effeminate. b. Used as a disparaging term for a homosexual man. [Middle English pancy, from Old French pensee, thought, remembrance, pansy, from feminine past participle of penser, to think; see pensive.] |
pansy [ˈpænzɪ]
n pl -sies
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any violaceous garden plant that is a variety of Viola tricolor, having flowers with rounded velvety petals, white, yellow, or purple in colour See also wild pansy
2. Slang, offensive an effeminate or homosexual man or boy
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)
a. a strong violet colour
b. (as adjective) a pansy carpet
[from Old French pensée thought, from penser to think, from Latin pensāre]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  pansy - large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colorsviola - any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola |
| 2. |  pansy - a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertivecoward - a person who shows fear or timidity | |
| 3. |  pansy - offensive term for an openly homosexual mangay man, shirtlifter - a homosexual man |
Translations
pansy
n
(Bot) → Stiefmütterchen nt
(Brit pej: = homosexual) → Schwuchtel f (pej inf)
1 pluralˈpansies – noun a kind of small flower.
2 (slang) a male homosexual.
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