pansy Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
Viola tricolor hortensis.
noun a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
sissy; milksop; pantywaist; Milquetoast.
noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
poove; fairy; nance; queen; fagot; poof; queer; pouf; faggot; fag.

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

plural Pansies

(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.