mensch
noun
a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.
mensches
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pluralof mensch.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Little tidbits like that keep interest going, and who doesn't want to be reminded that Lennon had a way with one-liners, or that Harrison and McCartney could be mensches?
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2020
After all, the immature boys who work at About the Fit are total mensches, even though they wear T-shirts and play video games.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2015
Of mensches and mitzvahs: Itzhak Perlman and cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot celebrate Jewish music both secular and sacred on a new "Great Performances."
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2014
They can be fathers and mensches; they don’t see themselves as bad guys, and we most often never see those few moments that would change our view of them.
From Time ● Jun. 5, 2014
In fact, it is their naiveté they have to shed in order to become the mensches we want them to be.
From Newsweek ● May 20, 2010
