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migniard

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈmɪnjɑː(ɹ)d/

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adj

Meaning 1

soft; dainty

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • 1907, Honoré de Balzac, J. Lewis (translator) "The Succubus", excerpted from Droll Stories "I swear by my eternal salvation and by the holy Evangelists here present under my hand, to hold the woman suspected of being a demon to be an angel, a perfect woman, and even more so in mind than in body, living in all honesty, full of the migniard charms and delights of love, in no way wicked, but most generous, assisting greatly the poor and suffering."

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French mignard, akin to mignon. See minion.