mignon
[min-yon; French mee-nyawn]
- small and pretty; delicately pretty.
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Origin of mignon
Mignon
[mee-nyawn]
- an opera (1866) by Ambroise Thomas.
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"You know, he's been waiting there since this morning," Mignon informed them.
What ails Mignon that he should be looking at his wife in that severe way?
On arriving Fauchery had indicated him to Mignon with a wink of the eye.
Then she sped away, and Mignon, in utter astonishment, ran after her.
I don't believe Mother would like to have me associate with Mignon.
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mignon
- small and pretty; dainty
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Word Origin
C16: from French, from Old French mignot dainty
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Word Origin and History for mignon
adj.
"delicately formed," 1550s, French, literally "delicate, charming, pretty;" see minion. As a noun, "pretty child," from 1827.
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