mignon

¹

[ min-yon; French mee-nyawn ]

adjective

1. small and pretty; delicately pretty.

Mignon

²

[ mee-nyawn ]

noun

1. an opera (1866) by Ambroise Thomas.

mignon

/ ˈmɪnjɒn; ˈmɪnjɒn; miɲɔn; miɲɔ̃ /

adjective

1. small and pretty; dainty

Derived Forms

• mignonne, noun:feminine

Word History and Origins

Origin of mignon¹

From French, dating back to 1550–60; minion

Word History and Origins

Origin of mignon¹

C16: from French, from Old French mignot dainty

Example Sentences

A “pretty damn good” plant-based filet mignon is in the works at Impossible Foods, as CEO Pat Brown revealed at our recent ClimateTech event.

From MIT Technology Review

“I’ve tasted our filet mignon prototypes—and they’re pretty damn good,” Brown told senior climate and energy editor James Temple.

From MIT Technology Review

That’s one reason Beyond and Impossible began by replicating patties and sausages—not filet mignon.

From Popular-Science

After all, if the insurer is paying all your grocery claims, why not load up on filet mignon instead of ground turkey?

From The Daily Beast

Filet Mignon and Shrimp Fondue by Lou Seibert Pappas This is a classic Christmas Eve dinner fondue.

From The Daily Beast

Where else can you see people in half shirts taking down a succulent filet mignon?

From The Daily Beast

He wished to marry Modeste Mignon but forsook her quickly enough when he found out that her family was bankrupt.

From Project Gutenberg

This is the time when he was in correspondence with Modeste Mignon and wished to espouse that rich heiress.

From Project Gutenberg

Castagnould was a Provencal and an old servant of the Mignon family.

From Project Gutenberg

In the latter part of the same year he operated successfully upon Mme. Mignon for blindness.

From Project Gutenberg

Mignon came back from America a rich man, and he made Dumay share largely in his fortune.

From Project Gutenberg