mignon

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

Small and cute; pretty in a delicate way; dainty.

Noun

1. (obsolete, rare) A cute or pretty person; a dandy; a pretty child.
2. (historical) One of the court favourites of Henry III of France.

Concepts

mignon

mignonne

Synonymes

delicately small

cutesy

kawaii

Traductions

مغنون

قشيب

bufó

carina

grazioso

zoetjes

dottig

vertederend

bonita

linda

nanay

minyon

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɪnjɒn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à ancien haut allemand: minnja

Appartenant à Old Saxon: minnea

Appartenant à néerlandais: minnen

In summary

From French mignon, from Middle French mignon (“lover, darling, favourite”), from Old French mignon (“dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind”), from Frankish *minnjo (“love, friendship, affection, memory”), from Proto-Germanic *minþijō, *mindijō (“affectionate thought, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *mnā- (“to think”). Cognate with Old High German minnja (“love, care, affection, desire, memory”), Old Saxon minnea (“love”). More at mind. Compare Dutch minnen (“to love”). Doublet of minion.