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In some senses, pansy is marked as derogatory, dated, slang, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
pansy
/ˈpæn.zi/
noun 5adj 2verb 1name 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
offensive
VERB + PANSY
called, calling, colors, go
PANSY + NOUN
nowadays
Definitions
noun
1
A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.
The Daughters of the Flood have ſearch'd the Mead / For Violets pale, and cropt the Poppy's Head: / The Short Narciſſus and fair Daffodil, / Pancies to pleaſe the Sight, and Caſſia ſvveet to ſmell: […]
Oh, what a perfect thought. Lilies-of-the-valley, and white pansies, double white violets and white velvet ribbon… From an unknown friend. … From one who understands. … For a Little Girl.
2
A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
3
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Junonia.
4
A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.
5
A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
adj
1
Wimpy; spineless; feeble.
2
Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
verb
1
To mess about; to fail to get things done.
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The Daughters of the Flood have ſearch'd the Mead / For Violets pale, and cropt the Poppy's Head: / The Short Narciſſus and fair Daffodil, / Pancies to pleaſe the Sight, and Caſſia ſvveet to ſmell: […
Wiktionary02
Oh, what a perfect thought. Lilies-of-the-valley, and white pansies, double white violets and white velvet ribbon… From an unknown friend. … From one who understands. … For a Little Girl.
Wiktionary03
Calling someone a pansy nowadays is offensive — it is was an insult from the 50s for homosexual men.
Tatoeba · #896715104
Tom called John a "pansy" and got a punch in the face -- now his nose looks like a crushed carnation.
Tatoeba · #896715505
This is a pansy.
Tatoeba · #935950706
This orchid mimics the shape and colors of a pansy flower to attract pollinators that normally go to a pansy.
Tatoeba · #11451201Usage Notes
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