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- [min-yon; French mee-nyawn]
- /mɪnˈyɒn; French miˈnyɔ̃/
- /ˈmɪɡ.nən/
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- [min-yon; French mee-nyawn]
- /mɪnˈyɒn; French miˈnyɔ̃/
Definitions of mignon word
- adjective mignon small and pretty; delicately pretty. 1
- noun mignon an opera (1866) by Ambroise Thomas. 1
- noun mignon Small and cute; pretty in a delicate way; dainty. 1
- adjective mignon small and pretty; dainty 0
- adjective mignon small, delicately formed, and pretty; dainty 0
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Origin of mignon
First appearance:
before 1550 One of the 31% oldest English words
From French, dating back to 1550-60; See origin at minion
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Parts of speech for Mignon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mignon popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mignon usage trend in Literature
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Matching words
- Words starting with m
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