mensch

[ mench ]

/ mɛntʃ /

a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.

Nearby words

1950–55; < Yiddish mentsh man, human being < Middle High German mensch (German Mensch), Old High German mennisco, mannisco; see man¹, -ish¹

His proposal is the work of a mensch and, no doubt, an act of love.
"Zionist BDS" is Not the Way to Save Israel|Noah Efron|March 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Yet in my mind it made him more than a politician, more than a musician; it made him a mensch.
Kinky for Perry|Kinky Friedman|August 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
If that money actually winds up in the hands of needy kids, James seems like a mensch.
The LeBron James Show|Bryan Curtis|July 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He is a familiar Apatow mensch, and somehow Rogen gets away with playing this guy over and over without becoming tiresome.
How Funny Is Funny People?|Caryn James|July 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST

I caught several times the word "Mensch," man; and also "Fressen," which last I looked up afterwards in my dictionary.
Falk|Joseph Conrad
Mr. Mensch says that the proposed design of a retaining wall would be difficult and expensive to install.
Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design|Edward Godfrey
In Gothic we find both ‘man,’ and ‘Maunisk,’ the modern German ‘maun,’ and ‘mensch.’
Tradition|John Francis Arundell
A partial reply to Mr. Thompson's discussion will be found in the writer's response to Mr. Mensch.
Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design|Edward Godfrey
Mr. Mensch's next paragraph does not show a careful perusal of the paper.
Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design|Edward Godfrey