Meaning

4 senses
  1. Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.

    Goldlack, Lackstock, Lackviole

    желтофио́льželtofiólʹ, желту́шникželtúšnik

    any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers

  2. Gastrolobium grandiflorum, a poisonous bushy shrub, endemic to Australia.

  3. 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.

    Mauerblümchen

    тихо́няtixónja

  4. (informal)Any person who is socially awkward, shy, or reserved.

    Mauerblümchen

    тихо́няtixónja

Examples

3 sentences
  1. She's just a wallflower.

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  2. Don't be a wallflower.

    deSei kein Mauerblümchen!

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  3. She is just a wallflower.

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Translations

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Русский
By meaning 2
herb of the Erysimum genus:
person who does not dance at a party:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
herb of the Erysimum genus:
person who does not dance at a party:

Origin

From wall + flower.

From wall + flower.

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Forms

plural: wallflowers

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum:Cheiranthus cheiriErysimum cheiri

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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