Transcription
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- [min-yuh-net]
- /ˌmɪn yəˈnɛt/
- /mɪnjəˈnet/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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