: a person of integrity and honor
menschy adjective

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Cream heels by the mensch of all footwear designers, Stuart Weitzman. Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024 So raise your kiddush cup to Adam Brody, the mensch with muscles who even managed to sweep Blair Waldorf off her feet. Andrea Lavinthal, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024 Cream heels by the mensch of all footwear designers, Stuart Weitzman. Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024 So raise your kiddush cup to Adam Brody, the mensch with muscles who even managed to sweep Blair Waldorf off her feet. Andrea Lavinthal, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for mensch

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish mentsh human being, from Middle High German mensch, from Old High German mennisco; akin to Old English man human being, man

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mensch was in 1856

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“Mensch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mensch. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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