Definition of "pansy" in English

noun

1. A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.

2. A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.

3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Junonia.

4. (derogatory, colloquial) A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.

5. (derogatory, colloquial, dated) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.

adjective

1. Wimpy; spineless; feeble.

2. Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.

verb

1. (slang, intransitive, usually with "around" or "about") To mess about; to fail to get things done.