Definitions for Pansy
pan·sy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pansy, Viola tricolor hortensisnoun

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

2. sissy, pantywaist, pansy, milksop, Milquetoastnoun

   a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pansynoun

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

2. pansynoun

   A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.

3. pansynoun

   A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.

4. pansyadjective

   Wimpy; spineless; feeble.

5. pansyadjective

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

6. Etymology: From the pensée, as the plant resembles someone that is in deep thought, with a lowered head.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pancy, Pansynoun

   A flower: a kind of violet.

   Etymology: corrupted, I suppose, from panacey, panacea.

   The daughters of the flood have search’d the mead
   For violets pale, and cropp’d the poppy’s head;
   Pancies to please the sight, and cassia sweet to smell. Dryd.

   The real essence of gold is as impossible for us to know, as for a blind man to tell in what flower the colour of a pansy is, or is not to be found, whilst he has no idea of the colour of a pansy. John Locke.

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1. pansy

   A pansy is a type of flowering plant that belongs to the Violaceae family. It is well-known for its distinctive, vibrant and multicolored flowers, typically with heart-shaped petals, that can bloom in multiple seasons throughout the year. The pansy is often used in gardens and for decoration due to its aesthetic appeal. It is also sometimes used to symbolize thoughtfulness or remembrance. It's a hybrid plant developed from several species in the section Melanium of the Viola genus, particularly Viola tricolor.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pansynoun

   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

2. Etymology: [F. Pense thought, pansy, fr. penser to think, L. pensare to weigh, ponder. See Pensive.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pansy

   The pansy is a group of large-flowered hybrid plants cultivated as garden flowers. Pansies are derived from viola species Viola tricolor hybridized with other viola species, these hybrids are referred to as Viola × wittrockiana. Some unrelated species, such as the Pansy Monkeyflower, also have "pansy" in their name.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pansy

   pan′zi, n. a species of violet developed by cultivation into large blossoms of great variety of colour—also Heart's-ease, Love-in-idleness:—pl. Pan′sies.—adj. Pan′sied. [Fr. pensée—penser, to think—L. pensāre, to weigh.]

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pansy

   From the French “penseé,” which in the Language of Flowers means “thoughts.”

Matched Categories

1. • Coward
   • Viola

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Anagrams for Pansy »

1. snapy

How to pronounce Pansy?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pansy in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pansy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Pansy in a Sentence

1. Scott C. Holstad:

   Give me Red Vines and ginger snaps, a triple cheeseburger with bacon. Give me two shots of Jack and an empty bottle on the table. Give me clubbing hard, museums by day and dancing by night, independent cinemas and theaters galore, frolicking in the ocean and jumping from planes. Give me wine, women and whiskey – that pansy afterlife junk ain’t for me. I wanna live life hard. Come on, give it to me!

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Pansy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pansy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Pansy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pansy
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Pansy
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Pansy
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=Pansy
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Pansy