Pansy
Old-fashioned girl's name
A pansy is a garden flower with velvety, multicolored petals, often featuring a dark center that suggests a face.
The word is also a slur for an effeminate or gay man, or more broadly for someone considered weak or cowardly: Don't be such a pansy.
The insult draws on the flower's delicate appearance.
Midrange bowed instrument
- tricolorThree-hued emblem
- gardenCultivated plant area
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- petalBloom's colorful segment
bedding · annual · biennial · purple · yellow · velvety · face · whiskers
Timid, feeble person
- weaklingFeeble person
- sissyPejorative for effeminate male
- cowardPerson lacking bravery
- effeminateMale seeming feminine
timid · pushover · spineless · soft · unmanly · milquetoast · wuss · scaredy-cat
Attracted to same sex
- homosexualAttracted to same gender
- slurInsulting group label
- reclaimedTaken back; salvaged
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
derogatory · epithet · camp · flamboyant · stigma · identity · LGBTQ · historical
viola
Midrange bowed instrument
petal · bedding · annual · biennial · purple · yellow · velvety · face · whiskers · cool-season
wimp
Timid, feeble person
effeminate · timid · pushover · spineless · soft · unmanly · milquetoast · wuss · scaredy-cat · chicken
gay
Attracted to same sex
- homosexualAttracted to same gender
- slurInsulting group label
- reclaimedTaken back; salvaged
pride · derogatory · epithet · camp · flamboyant · stigma · identity · LGBTQ · historical · pejorative
Pansybaby's breath
Delicate filler flower
white lily · snowdrop · jasmine · gardenia
- wild pansyTricolor viola species
- wild pansiesUndomesticated viola species