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pansy

/ˈpænzi/PAN-zee
/ˈpænzi/PAN-zee

Meaningto weigh, ponder, consider

Common meaning: a garden flower related to violets

Journey through time

  1. Latinpensare‘to weigh, ponder, consider’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsto weigh, ponder, consider → a thoughtpensée‘a thought’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa thought → a garden flower related to violetspansy‘a garden flower related to violets’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin pensare ‘to weigh, ponder, consider’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry PANSY, p. 418 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • pensare Latin “to weigh, ponder, consider”

Related words

pensive

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