English Explanatory Dictionary

mignon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Small and cute; pretty in a delicate way; dainty.
noun
  1. A cute or pretty person; a dandy; a pretty child.
  2. One of the court favourites of Henry III of France.
name
  1. A left tributary of the Sèvre Niortaise in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
name
  1. A female given name from French.
  2. A surname from French.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪnjɒn/ /ˈmɪnjɑ̃/ /mɪnˈjɑn/ en-au-mignon.ogg

Word forms

mignon more mignon most mignon mignons the Mignon

Etymology

From French mignon, from Middle French mignon (“lover, darling, favourite”), from Old French mignon (“dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind”), from Frankish *minnju (“love, friendship, affection, memory”), from Proto-Germanic *minjō (“affectionate thought, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Old High German minna (“love, care, affection, desire, memory”), Old Saxon minnia (“love”). More at mind. Compare Dutch minnen (“to love”). Doublet of minion.

Synonyms

exquisite fopling barbermonger beau blade blood buck carpet knight cockscomb dandy dike dood dude dudelet fashionable fast man fine gentleman fop foretop fribble gallant go jack-a-dandy Jemmy-Jessamy jetter macaroni masher metrosexual mignon petit maître popinjay pretty boy prig puss-gentleman smart spark spiff swell tippy toff
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