Mignon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɪnjɒn/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Mignon is an adjective meaning Small and cute; pretty in a delicate way; dainty.
Meaning
Small and cute; pretty in a delicate way; dainty.
More Meanings
- (rare, obsolete) A cute or pretty person; a dandy; a pretty child.
- (historical) One of the court favourites of Henry III of France.
Example Sentences
“I wish the blow he dealt to that fine essenced mignon had beat his brains out.”
Exactly what my grandfather says," Dorothy retorted, fun flashing in that mignon face.
Starting a dance can be as fortuitous as its termination: a very short, mignon girl asks a tall guy to dance with her, then drops him a moment later without a word.
It was the deep-blue, dreaming, haughty eyes of "Miladi" that he was bringing back to memory, not the brown mignon face that had been so late close to his in the light of the moon.
Word Forms
- mignons
Synonyms for mignon
Depending on context, synonyms include exquisite, fopling, barbermonger, blade, blood, buck.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pretty, handsome, cute, sweet, filet, dainty.
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