Mignardise (noun)
min-jar-deez
Tenderness, gentleness; affected delicacy of behaviour or appearance; affectation.
Early 17th century; earliest use found in John Florio (1553–1625), author and teacher of languages. From Middle French, French mignardise from mignard + -ise.
Example sentences
“He has a tendency for the mignardise.”
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