pansy

Noun

1. A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.
2. A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Junonia.
4. (colloquial, derogatory) A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.
5. (colloquial, dated, derogatory) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Wimpy; spineless; feeble.
2. (not-comparable) Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.

Verb

To mess about; to fail to get things done.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpæn.zi/

Etymology

From Middle French pensée (“thought”), as the plant resembles someone that is in deep thought, with a lowered head. Doublet of pensée.

Synonyms

queer

fairy

🧚

effeminate

fag

faggot

fagot

poof

homosexual

gay

sissy

queen

👸

wimp

wuss

nance

raver

nancy

sodomite

poove

pouf

Milquetoast

Viola tricolor hortensis

pantywaist

nancy boy

violet

pussy

😺

homo

milksop

womanish

womanlike

violetta

kiss-me-quick

wimpish

johnny jumpup

nansy pansy

dickless

invert

heartsease

pederast

feminine

♀️

poofter

pretty boy

affected

dweeb

chicken

🐔

thought

💭

unmanly

viola

weak

weakling

pussyistic

Translations

pensée

Stiefmütterchen

pensamiento

💭

bratek

amor-perfeito

driekleurig viooltje

pédé

πανσές

viole del pensiero

Veilchen

marieta

tante

pansé

culattone

checca

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