mignon

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɪnjɒn/, /ˈmɪnjɑ̃/ (US) IPA(key): /mɪnˈjɑn/ Rhymes: (UK) -ɒn, (US) -ɑn === Adjective === mignon (comparative more mignon, superlative most mignon) Small and cute; pretty in a delicate way; dainty. === Noun === mignon (plural mignons) (rare, obsolete) A cute or pretty person; a dandy; a pretty child. [18th–19th c.] Synonyms: exquisite, fopling; see also Thesaurus:dandy (historical) One of the court favourites of Henry III of France. [from 20th c.] === Anagrams === Monnig == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French mignon, 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”), Old Dutch minna (Dutch min). More at mind. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mi.ɲɔ̃/ Homophone: Mignon === Adjective === mignon (feminine mignonne, masculine plural mignons, feminine plural mignonnes) cute (of a baby, an animal, etc.) cute (sexually attractive) ==== Synonyms ==== joli ==== Derived terms ==== filet mignon péché mignon troglodyte mignon ==== Descendants ==== → English: mignon → Italian: mignon → Portuguese: mignon → Turkish: minyon === Noun === mignon m (plural mignons) a small pastry === Further reading === “mignon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French mignon. === Adjective === mignon (invariable) mignon (small and dainty) === Further reading === mignon in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French mignon. === Pronunciation === === Noun === mignon m (plural mignons) (Brazil) clipping of filé mignon === Adjective === mignon m or f (plural mignons or mignon) (Brazil) mignon (small and dainty) (Brazil, slang) cute (sexually attractive) === Further reading === “mignon”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “mignon”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French mignon. === Adjective === mignon m or n (feminine singular mignonă, masculine plural mignoni, feminine/neuter plural mignone) cute ==== Declension ====