mignon

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

carina

grazioso

sinonimi

delicately small

cutesy

kawaii

Traduzioni

مغنون

قشيب

bufó

mignon

mignonne

zoetjes

dottig

vertederend

bonita

linda

nanay

minyon

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈmɪnjɒn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine tedesco antico alto: minnja

Affine Old Saxon: minnea

Affine olandese: 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.