About The Word Pansy

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Pansy

Pansy Meaning & Definition
Pansy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pansy?

[n] offensive terms for an openly homosexual man
[n] a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
[n] large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pansy: fag | faggot | fagot | fairy | milksop | Milquetoast | nance | pantywaist | poof | poove | pouf | queen | queer | sissy | Viola tricolor hortensis

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pansy: auntie | baby | big baby | bi-guy | bisexual | bull dyke | butch | catamite | chicken | crybaby | doormat | dull tool | dyke | fag | faggot | fairy | femme | flit | fricatrice | fruit | gunsel | gutless wonder | homo | homophile | homosexual | homosexualist | invert | invertebrate | jellyfish | lesbian | lightweight | meek soul | milksop | Milquetoast | mollycoddle | namby-pamby | nance | nebbish | nonentity | pantywaist | pathic | punk | pushover | queen | queer | sad sack | sapphist | sissy | softling | softy | sop | tribade | weak sister | weakling

See Also | coward | gay man | shirtlifter | viola

Pansy In Webster's Dictionary

\Pan"sy\, n.; pl. {Pansies}. [F. Pens['e]e thought, pansy, fr. penser to think, L. pensare to weigh, ponder. See {Pensive}.] (Bot.) 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.

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