Wallflower
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɔːlˌflaʊ.ə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wallflower is a noun meaning Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.
Meaning
Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.
More Meanings
- Gastrolobium grandiflorum, a poisonous bushy shrub, endemic to Australia.
- (informal) Any person who is socially awkward, shy, or reserved.
- (intransitive) To stand shyly apart from a dance, waiting to be asked to join in.
- A person who does not dance at a party, due to shyness or unpopularity; by extension, anyone who is left on the sidelines while an activity takes place.
Example Sentences
It is a triumph, of course, to have plenty of partners, and not to be a wallflower for a single dance.
And now, by virtue of his office, he is entitled to a seat in the Grand Lodge. Is it any wonder he is a wall-flower there […]
Jack Breen was a wallflower; still at the same time I noticed he was cultivating an ornamental smile — a Jack of Trumps, you bet.
She was a wallflower in a sleepy little town itself a wallflower. She was a joke to the village wits and a byword to the village belles.
Word Forms
- wallflowers
- wall-flower
- wall flower
- wallflowering
- wallflowered
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gilliver, wall flower, erysimum, handflower, yellowtop, bellwort.
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