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Mensch — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gosh intj A mild exclamation of surprise, delight, or emphasis, used as a polite substitute for "God."
  • human adjective Relating to people, or having the qualities typical of people.
  • man noun An adult male human being.
  • person noun A human being, or any individual regarded as an entity with rights and identity.
  • woman noun An adult female human.

Senses

Mensch is used for these senses in English:

  • Man The genus Homo.
  • gosh (minced oath, euphemism) A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
  • human (fantasy, scifi, mythology) A human as contrasted from superficially similar but typically more powerful humanoid creatures; a member of the human race.
  • human being A person; a large sapient, bipedal primate, with notably less hair than others of that order, of the species Homo sapiens.
  • man A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.
  • person (in a compound noun or noun phrase) A human of unspecified gender (in terms usually constructed with man or woman).
  • woman A female person, usually an adult: a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.

human — full definition

  1. adjective Relating to people, or having the qualities typical of people.
  2. noun A member of the species Homo sapiens; a person.

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