Definitions
a decent responsible person with admirable characteristics
Word origin
From Yiddish מענטש (mentsh, “an honorable person”), from Middle High German mensch, mensche, mennische, from Old High German mennisko (“man, human being”), from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human”). The spelling mensch was influenced by German Mensch; compare the alternative spellings. Doublet of mennish; compare also mense. For the semantics, compare Latin humanē (“kindly, courteously”), English humane.
Used in a sentence
“[…]Scott Nearing was a grand old man a real mensch[…]”
“Doctor Dreyfuss [to C. C. Baxter]: Be a mensch!”
“Lionel Kessler, relaxing perhaps on a Louis Quinze day bed, garlanded all round with lines of beauty, seeing welcome proof that his clever maligned young friend was a mensch.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Decent sort”6 letters
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