mignonne

[ min-yon; French mee-nyawn ]

adjective

1. small and delicate.

noun

1. (initial capital letter) Also [] a female given name.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mignonne¹

1550–60; < French, feminine of mignon mignon

Example Sentences

However rapid her spring might be, however slippery the stone she was on, she would always stop short at the word "Mignonne."

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At the setting of the sun Mignonne gave, several times running, a profound melancholy cry.

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At last his companion had got into the habit of looking up at him whenever he cried in a falsetto voice, "Mignonne."

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At last his companion had got into the habit of looking at him when he called in a falsetto voice "Mignonne."

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At sun-down Mignonne uttered several times a deep and melancholy cry.

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