pansy

Noun
US[pan-zee]/ˈpænzi/2 syllables
Synonyms: Viola tricolor hortensississypantywaistmilksopMilquetoastfagotfaggotfagfairynancequeenqueer

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)pansies

  1. large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colorsSynonyms: Viola tricolor hortensisType of viola
  2. a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertiveSynonyms: sissypantywaistmilksopMilquetoastType of coward
  3. offensive term for a homosexual manSynonyms: fagotfaggotfagfairynancequeenqueerpoofpoovepoufType of gay man, shirtlifter
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Pan′sy noun; pl. Pansies (#).

Origin: F. Pensée thought, pansy, fr. penser to think, L. pensare to weigh, ponder. See Pensive.

Botany A plant of the genus Viola (Viola 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.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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