mensch

mensch

A very sound, reliable, or honorable person; a person with great integrity or strength of character. From the Yiddish word mentsh, with spelling taken from the German word Mensch (human being). Tom's a real mensch, always willing to help a friend in need no matter what. I can recommend Sarah without hesitation—she's proven to be a real mensch in her time at the firm.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

mensch

(mɛntʃ)
n. a mature and responsible person. (From German via Yiddish.) Now there goes a real mensch!
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • hanger-on
  • frog in a small pond
  • pond
  • a big fish in a small pond
  • a big frog in a small pond
  • big fish in a small pond
  • big frog in a small pond
  • change off
  • nudnik
  • a good Samaritan
References in periodicals archive
Man darf uber der heroischen Rhetorik nicht ubersehen, dass dieser von Nietzsche herbeigesehnte neue Mensch ein doppeltes Gesicht tragt, ein gutiges und ein strenges.
Nietzsches Lehre vom Ubermenschen, der ewigen Wiederkehr und dem Willen zur Macht
As mensch of the kingdom, it is Mary's privilege to sing its anthem of justice and vindication for God's promises.
Mother, mentor, mensch
Der Mensch ist nicht mehr bereit, nur das zu tun, was er musste, sondern er sucht immer mehr Authentizitat.
Hermeneutik und religiositat/Hermeneutika ir religingumas
Even after reaching a consensus on this selection among their number, the Mensch are not a little unsettled.
Will the Mile Mensch be persuaded to lay down with the Lurker? Chief correspondent James Willoughby on a race that holds plenty of appeal whatever your betting philosophy
Fur den antiken Philosophen ist der Mensch ein "politisches Tier", dessen Fahigkeit zur Staatenbildung eine naturliche Veranlagung darstellt (wie z.
The Leviathan (Thomas Hobbes)--rebirth in legislation and power of the European Union?/Der Leviathan (von Thomas Hobbes--1651) wiedergeburt in der gesetzesflut und der macht Dereuropaischen Union?
At first Mensch und Sonne II seems to show the shadowy hideout for one of James Bond's antagonists, until it becomes clear you're standing before the nub of an aging sexual scoundrel's empire, a silly pleasure dome with all the trimmings: round bed, mirrored ceiling, mood lighting.
Kristina Jansson: Galerie Aronowitsch
Mensch and her team asked the survey participants about their biggest concerns for themselves in the next five years.
Is focus on premarital sex in Vietnam warranted?
(29.) hierauB komme der Mensch / ein Herrscher aller Ding / und eine Zier der gantzen Welt." Ibid., 437.
"Be fruitful and multiply": Genesis and generation in Reformation Germany *
Judith Mensch, however, refused to accept the diagnosis.
Catching the bug
Featuring a bonus interview with authors Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch, The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington is the unabridged audiobook rendition of a shocking true story from American history that reads like a thriller.
The First Conspiracy
Drawing on the work of Merleau-Ponty and Jan Patocka, Mensch seeks to integrate consciousness with the scientific conception of reality.
Selfhood and Appearing: The Intertwining
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Monty Hall, Television's Ultimate Mensch, Dies at 96
Dass Nachhaltigkeit und Humanokologie ein Menschenbild brauchen, wurde bejaht, doch Relevanz oder Starke der Komponente Mensch im humanokologischen Dreieck (neben Gesellschaft/Kultur und Natur/Umwelt) unterschiedlich beurteilt.
Philosophische Positionen zur Nachhaltigkeitsforschung: Schnittstellen, Unterschiede und offene Fragen/Philosophical Aspects of Sustainability Science: Intersections, Differences and Further Questions
The firm said that it has hired Jeffrey Mensch as an MD.
Deutsche Bank hires M&A executive