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mignonette

mi·gnon·ette
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [min-yuh-net]
    • /ˌmɪn yəˈnɛt/
    • /mɪnjəˈnet/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [min-yuh-net]
    • /ˌmɪn yəˈnɛt/

Definitions of mignonette word

  • noun mignonette a plant, Reseda odorata, common in gardens, having racemes of small, fragrant, greenish-white flowers with prominent orange anthers. 1
  • noun mignonette a grayish green resembling the color of a reseda plant. 1
  • noun mignonette A herbaceous plant with spikes of small fragrant greenish flowers. 1
  • noun mignonette any of various mainly Mediterranean plants of the resedaceous genus Reseda, such as R. odorata (garden mignonette), that have spikes of small greenish-white flowers with prominent anthers 0
  • noun mignonette a type of fine pillow lace 0
  • adjective mignonette of a greyish-green colour; reseda 0

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Origin of mignonette

First appearance:

before 1690
One of the 49% oldest English words
From French, dating back to 1690-1700; See origin at mignon, -ette

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Parts of speech for Mignonette

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mignonette popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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