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Viola vs Pansy - What's the difference?

viola | pansy |

As a verb viola

is .

As a noun pansy is

a cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species viola tricolor .

As an adjective pansy is

wimpy; spineless; feeble.

viola

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) viola, from (etyl) viola (modern Occitan viula), from .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (music) A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone
  • (music) An organ stop having a similar tone
  • (music) A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.
    • References

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola , including the violets and pansies.
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    pansy

    English

    (wikipedia pansy)

    Noun

    (pansies)
  • 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.

    • Synonyms

    * (timid man or boy) mama's boy, nancy boy, sissy

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Wimpy; spineless; feeble.
  • Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.

    • Derived terms

    * * pansified * pansification

    See also

    * heartsease * Johnny-jump-up *