pansy

pan·sy

P0046300 (păn′zē)n. pl. pan·sies 1. Any of various plants of the genus Viola, especially V. tricolor or its hybrids, widely cultivated for their flowers with velvety petals of various colors.2. A deep to strong violet.3. Offensive Slang a. Used as a disparaging term for a man or boy who is considered effeminate.b. Used as a disparaging term for a gay man.

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[Middle English pancy, from Old French pensee, thought, remembrance, pansy, from feminine past participle of penser, to think; see pensive.]

pansy

(ˈpænzɪ) n, pl -sies1. (Plants) any violaceous garden plant that is a variety of Viola tricolor, having flowers with rounded velvety petals, white, yellow, or purple in colour. See also wild pansy2. slang offensive an effeminate or homosexual man or boy3. (Colours) a. a strong violet colourb. (as adjective): a pansy carpet. [C15: from Old French pensée thought, from penser to think, from Latin pensāre]

pan•sy

(ˈpæn zi)

n., pl. -sies. 1. a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers. 2. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. (a contemptuous term used to refer to an effeminate or homosexual male.) [1490–1500; < Middle French pensée pansy, literally, thought, n. use of feminine past participle of penser to think < Latin pēnsāre to weigh, consider. See pensive] usage: Definition 3 is a slur and should be avoided. It is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as insulting.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pansy - large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colorsViola tricolor hortensisviola - any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
	2.	pansy - a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertivemilksop, Milquetoast, pantywaist, sissycoward - a person who shows fear or timidity
	3.	pansy - offensive term for an openly homosexual manfag, faggot, fagot, nance, poof, poove, pouf, queer, fairy, queenderogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or somethinggay man, shirtlifter - a homosexual man

Translations

三色紫罗兰男同性恋

pansy

(ˈpӕnzi) 1. – plural ˈpansies – noun a kind of small flower. 三色紫蘿蘭，三色堇 三色紫罗兰2. (slang) a male homosexual. 男同性戀 男同性恋