单词 | pansy |
释义 | pansy[ pan-zee ] / ˈpæn zi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pansy ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural pan·sies.a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers. the flower of this plant. Slang.
Origin of pansyFirst recorded in 1490–1500, and in 1930–35 for def. 3; from Middle French pensée “pansy,” literally, “thought,” noun use of feminine of past participle of penser “to think,” from Latin pēnsāre “to weigh, consider”; see pensive Words nearby pansypansinusitis, Pan-Slavism, pansophism, pansophy, panspermia, pansy, pansystolic, pansystolic murmur, pant, Pantagruel, pantalets Definition for pansy (2 of 2)Pansy [ pan-zee ] / ˈpæn zi / nouna female given name. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for pansypansy / (ˈpænzɪ) / noun plural -siesany violaceous garden plant that is a variety of Viola tricolor, having flowers with rounded velvety petals, white, yellow, or purple in colourSee also wild pansy slang, offensive an effeminate or homosexual man or boy
Word Origin for pansyC15: from Old French pensée thought, from penser to think, from Latin pensāre Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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