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- [mench]
- /mɛntʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mench]
- /mɛntʃ/
Definitions of mensch word
- noun plural mensch a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person. 1
- noun mensch A person of integrity and honor. 1
- noun mensch good person 1
- noun mensch a good person 0
- noun mensch a person, esp. a man, regarded as being honorable, decent, and responsible and having strength of character 0
- noun mensch A person (chiefly male) of strength, integrity, and honor or compassion. 0
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Origin of mensch
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
1950-55; < Yiddish mentsh man, human being < Middle High German mensch (German Mensch), Old High German mennisco, mannisco; see man1, -ish1
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Parts of speech for Mensch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mensch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mensch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mensch
noun mensch
- prince — a treatise on statecraft (1513) by Niccolò Machiavelli.
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