pansy

  1. Noun.  Common name for a cultivated flowering plant, ''Viola tricolor hortensis'', derived from heartsease; many garden varieties are hybrids.
  2. Noun.  A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
  3. Noun.  (derogatory, colloquial) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
  4. Noun.  (derogatory, colloquial) A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.
  5. Adjective.  Wimpy; spineless; feeble.
  6. Adjective.  Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.

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