mignonadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmiːnjɒn/,

/ˈmɪnjɒn/,

/ˈmiːnjɒ̃/, U.S.

/minˈjɑn/,

/ˌmɪnˈjɑn/

Forms: 1600s– mignonne Brit.

/ˌmɪnˈjɒn/, U.S.

/minˈjɑn/ (chiefly designating a woman, after French feminine form), 1800s– mignon. See also minion n.¹ and adj.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French mignon, mignonne.

Etymology: < Middle French mignon, (feminine) mignonne, adjective and noun (see minion n.¹ and adj.; 1594 in sense B. 2).The same word was earlier borrowed as minion n.¹ and adj.; the present entry shows later reborrowing as a non-naturalized loan. N.E.D. (1906) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (min^yoṅ) /miɲɔ̃/.

A. adj.

Delicately formed; prettily small or delicate.filet mignon: see filet n. 2b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adjective]

gracious1340

glorious skinnyc1400

drawing1435

gracefulc1449

attrayant1477

well-favoured1539

alluring1567

graceda1586

attracting1589

attractive1592

winning1596

appealing1598

taking1603

allicient1613

enchantinga1616

motive1615

temptinga1616

allurant1631

catchinga1640

gaining1642

canny1643

charmful1656

charming1664

mignon1671

disarminga1718

prepossessing1737

seducing1749

seductive176.

eye-catching1770

sweet1779

catchy1784

attaching1785

engaging1816

cute1834

cunning1843

taky1854

cynosural1855

smart1860

fetching1880

seductious1883

fruity1900

barry1923

hot stuff1928

swoony1934

dishy1961

dolly1964

jiggy1996

aegyo2007

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > delicate or dainty

finea1375

dely?c1400

delicate?a1425

minionate1496

minion1528

minion1529

gingerly1534

daintyc1540

minikin1545

daint1590

inconyc1592

minic1598

delicated1605

minical1668

finickingc1749

minionette1749

dinky1788

daintified1834

airy-fairy1837

mignon1837

minny1942

1671 J. Dryden Evening's Love v. 73 That sigh too I think is not altogether disagreeable: but something charmante and mignonne.

1772 S. Scott Test Filial Duty II. 59 Salvator Rosa's wildest designs are mignonne and finical to some places in this neighbourhood.

1837 F. M. Trollope Vicar of Wrexhill I. viii. 112 Little Mary, as her sisters still persisted to call her, approached much nearer to the stature, person, and character of Mrs. Richards: she was not quite so mignonne in size, but she..was..the darling of her eyes and the hope of her heart.

1859 G. Meredith Ordeal Richard Feverel III. v. 138 A mignonne beauty.

1873 W. Pater Stud. Hist. Renaissance 42 Bright small creatures of the woodland, with arch baby faces and mignon forms.

1886 ‘M. Corelli’ Romance Two Worlds i Her pretty mignonne face and graceful figure.

1942 W. Stevens Parts of World 42 The chandeliers are neat..But their mignon, marblish glare!

1946 G. Millar Horned Pigeon iv. 61 This woman was always standing waiting for us on the quay, extremely, fantastically mignonne in her tiny shorts.

1996 Independent (Electronic ed.) 21 Dec. 3 All of which looming antiquity and grandeur only makes this modern and demure woman seem even more mignonne than ever.

B. n.

†1. Apparently: a pretty child. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1827 Souvenir I. 71/2 Little mignons, not three feet high, were there, arrayed like puppets, and wandering..through the room.

2. French History. Any of the several favourites of Henry III.

ΚΠ

1848 Galignani's Messenger 10 Jan. 6/1 M. Alexandre Dumas has introduced the well known historical personage, Epinay de Saint-Luc, in his romance entitled the Dame de Montsoreau, and in so doing has represented him as one of the mignons of Henry III.

1893 Teleny; or, Reverse of Medal I. iv. 100 The popes had their catamites, the kings their mignons.

1910 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 291/2 Surrounded by his mignons, he [sc. Henry III] scandalized the people by his effeminate manners.

1919 R. Firbank Valmouth vi. 102 Boys of about seventeen—or eighteen, Eulalia! Like the mignons of Henry III.

1987 Renaissance Q. 40 649 This earliest of the ballets de tour, performed for the wedding of Henri's mignon Joyeuse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	mignon
释义	mignonadj.n. Brit. /ˈmiːnjɒn/, /ˈmɪnjɒn/, /ˈmiːnjɒ̃/, U.S. /minˈjɑn/, /ˌmɪnˈjɑn/ Forms: 1600s– mignonne Brit. /ˌmɪnˈjɒn/, U.S. /minˈjɑn/ (chiefly designating a woman, after French feminine form), 1800s– mignon. See also minion n.¹ and adj. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French mignon, mignonne. Etymology: < Middle French mignon, (feminine) mignonne, adjective and noun (see minion n.¹ and adj.; 1594 in sense B. 2).The same word was earlier borrowed as minion n.¹ and adj.; the present entry shows later reborrowing as a non-naturalized loan. N.E.D. (1906) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (min^yoṅ) /miɲɔ̃/. A. adj. Delicately formed; prettily small or delicate.filet mignon: see filet n. 2b. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adjective] gracious1340 glorious skinnyc1400 drawing1435 gracefulc1449 attrayant1477 well-favoured1539 alluring1567 graceda1586 attracting1589 attractive1592 winning1596 appealing1598 taking1603 allicient1613 enchantinga1616 motive1615 temptinga1616 allurant1631 catchinga1640 gaining1642 canny1643 charmful1656 charming1664 mignon1671 disarminga1718 prepossessing1737 seducing1749 seductive176. eye-catching1770 sweet1779 catchy1784 attaching1785 engaging1816 cute1834 cunning1843 taky1854 cynosural1855 smart1860 fetching1880 seductious1883 fruity1900 barry1923 hot stuff1928 swoony1934 dishy1961 dolly1964 jiggy1996 aegyo2007 the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > delicate or dainty finea1375 dely?c1400 delicate?a1425 minionate1496 minion1528 minion1529 gingerly1534 daintyc1540 minikin1545 daint1590 inconyc1592 minic1598 delicated1605 minical1668 finickingc1749 minionette1749 dinky1788 daintified1834 airy-fairy1837 mignon1837 minny1942 1671 J. Dryden Evening's Love v. 73 That sigh too I think is not altogether disagreeable: but something charmante and mignonne. 1772 S. Scott Test Filial Duty II. 59 Salvator Rosa's wildest designs are mignonne and finical to some places in this neighbourhood. 1837 F. M. Trollope Vicar of Wrexhill I. viii. 112 Little Mary, as her sisters still persisted to call her, approached much nearer to the stature, person, and character of Mrs. Richards: she was not quite so mignonne in size, but she..was..the darling of her eyes and the hope of her heart. 1859 G. Meredith Ordeal Richard Feverel III. v. 138 A mignonne beauty. 1873 W. Pater Stud. Hist. Renaissance 42 Bright small creatures of the woodland, with arch baby faces and mignon forms. 1886 ‘M. Corelli’ Romance Two Worlds i Her pretty mignonne face and graceful figure. 1942 W. Stevens Parts of World 42 The chandeliers are neat..But their mignon, marblish glare! 1946 G. Millar Horned Pigeon iv. 61 This woman was always standing waiting for us on the quay, extremely, fantastically mignonne in her tiny shorts. 1996 Independent (Electronic ed.) 21 Dec. 3 All of which looming antiquity and grandeur only makes this modern and demure woman seem even more mignonne than ever. B. n. †1. Apparently: a pretty child. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1827 Souvenir I. 71/2 Little mignons, not three feet high, were there, arrayed like puppets, and wandering..through the room. 2. French History. Any of the several favourites of Henry III. ΚΠ 1848 Galignani's Messenger 10 Jan. 6/1 M. Alexandre Dumas has introduced the well known historical personage, Epinay de Saint-Luc, in his romance entitled the Dame de Montsoreau, and in so doing has represented him as one of the mignons of Henry III. 1893 Teleny; or, Reverse of Medal I. iv. 100 The popes had their catamites, the kings their mignons. 1910 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 291/2 Surrounded by his mignons, he [sc. Henry III] scandalized the people by his effeminate manners. 1919 R. Firbank Valmouth vi. 102 Boys of about seventeen—or eighteen, Eulalia! Like the mignons of Henry III. 1987 Renaissance Q. 40 649 This earliest of the ballets de tour, performed for the wedding of Henri's mignon Joyeuse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1671
随便看	interpermeating interpermeation interpersonal interpersonal skills interpersonality interpersonally interpervade interpetalary interpetaloid interpetiolar interpetiolary interphalangeal interphase interphases interphasic interphenomenon interphone interphones interpiece interpilaster interpilastering interpilasters interplace interplaced interplacing