noun, adj, verb — 8 senses
/ˈpæn.zi/
Etymology From Middle French pensée (“thought”), as the plant resembles someone that is in deep thought, with a lowered head. Doublet of pensée.
A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.
A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Junonia.
Colloquial, Derogatory A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.
Colloquial, Dated, Derogatory A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
Etymology From Middle French pensée (“thought”), as the plant resembles someone that is in deep thought, with a lowered head. Doublet of pensée.
Wimpy; spineless; feeble.
Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
Etymology From Middle French pensée (“thought”), as the plant resembles someone that is in deep thought, with a lowered head. Doublet of pensée.
Slang, Usually, With "around" or "about" To mess about; to fail to get things done.
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