Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pansyish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pan-sy-ish
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a man: effeminate, weak, wussy.

Colloquial; Derogatory

Example Sentences

"Jocelyn Brooke's brilliant, semi-autobiographical The Military Orchid deals with the author's sensitive, precocious, pansyish childhood, defined largely by the pursuit of exotic orchids and addiction to fireworks."
"Conor was also pansyish and into music and theatre. At last I would have a genuine friend there; someone I had something in common with. My wallflower days were over!"

Etymology

From pansy + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pansy

Usage

Inflected Forms

more pansyish (comparative) most pansyish (superlative)

Questions

What does pansyish mean?: Of a man: effeminate, weak, wussy.
Where does pansyish come from?: From pansy + -ish.

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