Calling someone a pansy nowadays is offensive — it is was an insult from the 50s for homosexual men.
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Pansy
/ˈpæn.zi/
Synonyms for "pansy" (92 found)
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Closest matches (19)
Strong matches (27)
Related words (46)
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More general
11 entriesbotanical termcowarddescriptorfloral descriptorflowergay maninsultpejorative termqualifiershirtlifterviola
More specific
12 entriesCollocations
8 entriesgarden pansypansy bedpansy colorpansy colorationpansy cultivarpansy flowerpansy petalpansy plant
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
35 translations across 6 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- schijtlijster noun (informal: coward or weak person)
French
1 entries- fiotte noun (informal: coward or weak person)
Italian
4 entries- cacasotto noun (informal: coward or weak person)
- checca noun (informal: coward or weak person)
- codardo noun (informal: coward or weak person)
- coniglio noun (informal: coward or weak person)
Polish
1 entries- baba noun (informal: coward or weak person)
Russian
2 entries- слабак noun (informal: coward or weak person)
- хлюпик noun (informal: coward or weak person)
Spanish
4 entries- fifirifi adj (Translations)
- fifí adj (Translations)
- fifirifi noun (informal: coward or weak person)
- fifí noun (informal: coward or weak person)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Tom called John a "pansy" and got a punch in the face -- now his nose looks like a crushed carnation.
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This is a pansy.
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This orchid mimics the shape and colors of a pansy flower to attract pollinators that normally go to a pansy.
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