mignon

[ min-yon; French mee-nyawn ]

/ mɪnˈyɒn; French miˈnyɔ̃ /

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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

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

Other definitions for mignon (2 of 2)

Mignon

[ mee-nyawn ]

/ miˈnyɔ̃ /

noun

an opera (1866) by Ambroise Thomas.

How to use mignon in a sentence

After all, if the insurer is paying all your grocery claims, why not load up on filet mignon instead of ground turkey?
Health and Human Services Secretary Doesn't Understand What Insurance Is|Megan McArdle|March 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Filet Mignon and Shrimp Fondue by Lou Seibert Pappas This is a classic Christmas Eve dinner fondue.
The Perfect Fondue|Cookstr.com|March 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Where else can you see people in half shirts taking down a succulent filet mignon?
Gal With a Suitcase|Jolie Hunt|January 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He wished to marry Modeste Mignon but forsook her quickly enough when he found out that her family was bankrupt.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe

This is the time when he was in correspondence with Modeste Mignon and wished to espouse that rich heiress.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
Castagnould was a Provencal and an old servant of the Mignon family.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
In the latter part of the same year he operated successfully upon Mme. Mignon for blindness.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
Mignon came back from America a rich man, and he made Dumay share largely in his fortune.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe

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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