mensch

[ mench ]

noun

, Informal.

, plural mensch·en [men, -ch, uh, n], mensch·es.

1. a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mensch¹

First recorded in 1910–15; from Yiddish mentsh “man, human being,” from Middle High German mensch ( German Mensch ), from Old High German mennisco, mannisco; man, -ish ¹

Example Sentences

“I can’t say enough about her as a person, other than that the woman is truly a mensch,” he said to introduce her.

From Seattle Times

Sting called Moss “an elder brother, a wise head, a man’s man and a mensch.”

From Los Angeles Times

He does get to channel his inner mensch, though, in the new Nicole Holofcener movie, “You Hurt My Feelings,” as he also did in “The Humans,” a hit on Broadway in 2016.

From New York Times

“He was really like a mensch,” she said.

From Seattle Times

With what might seem like a minimum of effort, given the containment of his performance, Schreiber succeeds in making us see Otto as both a mensch and a man.

From New York Times