noun
- a small garden flower with velvety petals in bright colors, often with a face-like pattern
- a weak or effeminate person
Usage: offensive; derogatory
Examples
- She planted purple and yellow pansies in the window box.
- The garden was filled with colorful pansies blooming in spring.
- Pansies are popular flowers for cool weather gardening.
- The pansy’s petals have markings that look like a little face.
- We bought a flat of pansies to plant around the mailbox.