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mensch

mensch

11 8.6
A person who is honest, kind, and responsible
  • noun
  • /mɛnʃ/
translation icon : persona íntegra
  • Harvey Pekar was Jewish, a mensch, and from Cleveland, wasn't he?
  • a real mensch
  • a true mensch
  • not much of a mensch

You're you're a Mensch before you a couple hours ago, we had Pete Carroll here.

Examples

  • You're a real mensch.

    The China Syndrome (1979)

  • And he is a real mensch, a humanist, a warrior for prosperity, justice, and opportunity.

    Blog text (27)

  • In other words, a total mensch in my book.

    Blog text (12)

  • Will you be a mensch?

    Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)

  • You are a real mensch, a good Jew.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Rich is such a mensch, and I am proud to call him a mentor and a friend.

    Blog text (7)

  • He's a real mensch.

    Life During Wartime (2010)

  • Hey, Lou Epstein, I want you to meet a real mensch, Chuck Schwartz.

    Wedding Crashers (2005)

  • The man was a mensch—the nicest man, and he gave a lot of money to charity.

    Blog text (4)

  • Even in tough situations, he always acts like a mensch, treating everyone with respect and kindness.

Synonyms

gentleman
vsmensch
∞ 1.4

A man who is polite and kind to other people

is gender neutral and focuses on integrity rather than refined manners
mensh
vsmensch
  • US
9.9

A person who acts honestly and treats other people with respect

has identical meaning but is an alternate spelling

Antonyms

scoundrel
  • Offensive
51 6.5

A person who behaves dishonestly and hurts others by lying or stealing

Surface Forms

mensch singular
menschen plural

Etymology

Mensch comes from Yiddish and German Mensch, which originally meant 'human' or 'person' and is related to the English word man. So calling someone a mensch today is a warm way to say they are honest, responsible, and kind — a person you can trust.