Pansy vs Dandy - What's the difference?
pansy | dandy |
A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor .
A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
(derogatory, colloquial, dated) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
(derogatory, colloquial) A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.
Wimpy; spineless; feeble.
Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
Like a dandy, foppish.
Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.
Almost first rate.
A man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.
(British, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
A dandy roller.
As nouns the difference between pansy and dandy
is that pansy is a cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species viola tricolor while dandy is a man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.As adjectives the difference between pansy and dandy
is that pansy is wimpy; spineless; feeble while dandy is like a dandy, foppish.pansy
English
(wikipedia pansy)Noun
(pansies)Synonyms
* (timid man or boy) mama's boy, nancy boy, sissyAdjective
(-)Derived terms
* * pansified * pansificationSee also
* heartsease * Johnny-jump-up *dandy
English
Adjective
(er)- That's all fine and dandy , but how much does it cost?
- What a dandy little laptop you have.
