mignon
adjective
small and pretty; delicately pretty.
mignon
1 American
[min-yon, mee-nyawn]
/ mɪnˈjɒn, miˈnjɔ̃ /
adjective
Mignon
2
American
[mee-nyawn]
/ miˈnjɔ̃ /
noun
mignon
British
/ ˈmɪnjɒn, ˈmɪnjɒn, miɲɔ̃, miɲɔn /
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of mignon
From French, dating back to 1550–60; see origin at minion
Example Sentences
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Fresh ramps often sell for over $30 a pound, more than filet mignon or live lobster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
The five-time major champion goes back to his roots with Irish champ as a main course side dish to accompany either wagyu filet mignon or seared salmon.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
I usually order a ribeye at similar restaurants, but our server highly recommended the filet mignon flight, which was positively decadent.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026
Weaving a Dan Brown-esque plot device into a novel of post-Soviet broken-home melancholy feels a lot like filet mignon served with a side of microwave mac and cheese.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
It was a filet mignon farm, all of it, and the tissue spread for miles around the paths where we were walking.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
Another looted artwork - a floral still-life by the 17th-century Dutch painter Abraham Mignon - was also spotted on one of the sister's social media, AD reported.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
Andrews made her professional West End debut in 1947 where she dazzled audiences with a coloratura performance of the Polonaise from Mignon.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2022
“As a Black woman, we’ve always had to figure it out,” “Sistas” actress Mignon said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
“If one leaf is even barely touching another leaf they can still get to another leaf,” Mignon said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2021
Stacks of beauty pamphlets, including Dulce, Mignon, Beauté, Sucré, and the Dame's Journal de la Mode cover ornate side tables.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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