noun. 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.

noun. A deep to strong violet.

noun. undefined

noun. Used as a disparaging term for a man or boy who is considered effeminate.

noun. Used as a disparaging term for a gay man.

noun. A favorite species of violet, Viola tricolor; the heart's-ease.

noun. 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.

noun. Common name for a cultivated flowering plant, Viola tricolor hortensis, derived from heartsease; many garden varieties are hybrids.

noun. A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.

noun. A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.

noun. A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.

adjective. Wimpy; spineless; feeble.

adjective. Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.

noun. offensive term for an openly homosexual man

noun. large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors

noun. a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive

"My brothers used the term pansy all the time growing up."

Colours  Johnny-jump-up  heartease  

pansification  pansified  wild pansy  

coward  gay man  shirtlifter  viola  

chimpanzee  tansy  

aster  columbine  daisy  geranium  goldenrod  

Milquetoast  auntie  baby  bi-guy  big baby  

heart's-ease  love-in-idleness