pansy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

pansy (plural pansies)

1. A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.
2. A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.

   pansy:  

3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus . Also called arguses.
4. (derogatory, colloquial, dated) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
5. (derogatory, colloquial) A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.

Synonyms

• (timid man or boy): mama's boy, nancy boy, sissy

Translations

plant

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 三色堇 (zh) (sānsèjǐn)

• Czech: maceška (cs) f
• Dutch: viooltje (nl) n, reuzenviool m or f
• Finnish: orvokki (fi), tarhaorvokki
• French: pensée (fr) f
• Georgian: იაჟუჟუნა (iažužuna)
• German: Stiefmütterchen (de) n
• Greek: πανσές (el) m (pansés)
• Hebrew: אַמְנוֹן וְתָמָר (he) m (amnón vetamár)
• Hindi: बनफशा (hi) m (banaphśā)
• Hungarian: árvácska (hu)
• Irish: goirmín m
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• Italian: pansé
• Japanese: パンジー (panjī), 三色菫 (さんしきすみれ, sanshikisumire)
• Norman: pensée f, des faches dé cat f pl
• Persian: بنفشه سه‌رنگ
• Polish: bratek (pl) m
• Portuguese: amor-perfeito (pt) m
• Romanian: pansea (ro) f, panseluță (ro) f
• Russian: аню́тины гла́зки (ru) m pl (anjútiny glázki)
• Spanish: pensamiento (es) m
• Swedish: pensé (sv)
• Welsh: trilliw m, fioled drilliw f

colour

• Finnish: orvokinsininen
• French: mauve (fr) m, indigo (fr) m
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• Russian: фиоле́товый (ru) (fiolétovyj)

informal:coward or weak person

• French: fiotte (fr) f
• Italian: mammoletta, femminuccia (it), coniglio (it), merlo (it), pollo (it), smidollato (it), pappa molle, pappamolle, rammollito (it), fifone (it), codardo (it), cortigiano (it), mollusco (it), vigliacco (it), pusillanime (it), eunuco (it), debole (it) m, pisciasotto (it), cacasotto (it), pauroso (it), vile (it), checca (it), frocio (it), ricchione (it), finocchio (it)
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• Russian: хлюпик (ru) m (xljupik), слабак (ru) m (slabak)

Adjective

pansy (not comparable)

1. Wimpy; spineless; feeble.
2. Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.

Derived terms

• wild pansy
• pansified
• pansification

Related terms

• pensive
• poise
• peso

Translations

colour

• Hindi: बनफ्शई (hi) (banaphśaī)
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• Russian: фиоле́товый (ru) (fiolétovyj)

Verb

pansy (third-person singular simple present pansies, present participle pansying, simple past and past participle pansied)

1. (slang, intransitive, usually with "around" or "about") To mess about; to fail to get things done.

See also

• heartsease
• Johnny-jump-up
• Appendix:Colors