Meaning & use
Mensch
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A person of integrity and honor; someone admirable and decent.
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Everyone in the office agreed he was a real mensch for helping out without being asked.
She's a mensch who always shows up when a friend needs her.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Yiddish, where it simply means 'person,' but in English it carries the added sense of moral integrity.
Words with a similar meaning
a decent personan honorable person
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