mignon

[ min-yon; French mee-nyawn ]

/ mɪnˈyɒn; French miˈnyɔ̃ /

adjective

small and pretty; delicately pretty.

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Origin of mignon

From French, dating back to 1550–60; see origin at minion

Words nearby mignon

might makes right, mightily, mightn't, mighty, migmatite, mignon, mignonette, mignonne, migraine, migrant, migrate

Definition for mignon (2 of 2)

Mignon

[ mee-nyawn ]

/ miˈnyɔ̃ /

noun

an opera (1866) by Ambroise Thomas.

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Example sentences from the Web for mignon

She felt that Mignon did not trust her and it made her uncomfortable when in the French girls presence.
Marjorie Dean High School Senior|Pauline Lester
He maintained Fanny Beaupre, who apparently cost him dear; for, about 1829, he sought the hand of the Mignon heiress.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
I would never have hidden the money if it hadnt been for her, Mignon continued bitterly.
Marjorie Dean High School Senior|Pauline Lester
Daisy Griggs told me this morning that Mignon said she wouldnt be seen associating with a menial like that Browning girl.
Marjorie Dean High School Senior|Pauline Lester

There were still a number of girls in the freshman class who clung to Muriel and Mignon, but they were in the minority.
Marjorie Dean High School Freshman|Pauline Lester

British Dictionary definitions for mignon

mignon

/ (ˈmɪnjɒn, French miɲɔ̃) /

adjective

small and pretty; dainty

Derived forms of mignon

mignonne (ˈmɪnjɒn, French miɲɔn), fem n

Word Origin for mignon

C16: from French, from Old French mignot dainty

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