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mensh::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mensch |
| Type of | good person |
Examples of mensh
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Then there is that literary creation Author Abe himself, a mensh who makes Hemingway seem as mousy as Mann.
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In other words, to be a mensh, a person.
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- Mensch: a decent responsible person with admirable characteristics
- Mensch (Yiddish: u05DEu05E2u05E0u05D8u05E9u200E mentsh, cognate with German: Mensch "human being") means "a person of integrity and honor." The opposite of a "mensch" is an "unmensch" (meaning: an utterly unlikeable or unfriendly person). According to Leo Rosten, the Yiddish maven and author of The Joys of Yiddish, "mensch" is "someone to admire and emulate, someone of noble character...
- Man of fine qualities, a real man.
