different between pansy vs dandy

English

Etymology

From Middle French pensée (“thought”), as the plant resembles someone that is in deep thought, with a lowered head.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pæn.zi/

Noun

pansy (plural pansies)

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. Also called arguses.
4. (derogatory, colloquial) A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.
5. (derogatory, colloquial, dated) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.

Synonyms

• (male homosexual): friend of Dorothy, omi-palone; see also Thesaurus:male homosexual
• (effeminate man): mama's boy, sissy; see also Thesaurus:effeminate man
• (timid man or boy): mama's boy, nancy boy, sissy; see also Thesaurus:milksop

Translations

Adjective

pansy (not comparable)

1. Wimpy; spineless; feeble.
2. Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.

Derived terms

• wild pansy
• pansified
• pansification

Related terms

• pensive
• poise
• peso

Translations

Verb

pansy (third-person singular simple present pansies, present participle pansying, simple past and past participle pansied)

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

See also

• heartsease
• Johnny-jump-up
• Appendix:Colors

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots dandy (“a fop; one who is well-dressed”). Of uncertain origin.

Possibly from Dandy, a diminutive of Andrew, yet the Scots word is used also in reference to women. Alternatively, possibly a back-formation of Scots dandilly, dandillie (“one who is spoiled or pampered; a "pet"”). Compare English dandle and dander.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dændi/
• Rhymes: -ændi

Noun

dandy (plural dandies)

1. A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dandy
2. (Britain, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
3. A dandy roller.

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Dutch: dandy
• ? Finnish: dandy
• ? French: dandy
• ? German: Dandy
• ? Polish: dandy
• ? Spanish: dandy

See also

• boulevardier
• man about town

Translations

Adjective

dandy (comparative dandier, superlative dandiest)

1. Like a dandy, foppish.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:foppish

2. Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.

   Synonyms: all very well, well and good

3. Excellent; first-rate.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:excellent

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English dandy.

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /?d?n.di/
• Hyphenation: dan?dy

Noun

dandy m (plural dandy's, diminutive dandy'tje n)

1. dandy

   Synonyms: fat, pronker

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English dandy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dændi/, [?dændi]

Noun

dandy

1. dandy

Declension

French

Etymology

English dandy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??.di/

Noun

dandy m (plural dandys or dandies)

1. dandy

Further reading

• “dandy” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Alternative forms

• dandi

Etymology

Borrowed from English dandy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dandi/, [?d?ãn?.d?i]

Noun

dandy m (plural dandys)

1. dandy

Further reading

• “dandi” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.