noun
pl. -·mensch·en an impractical, unrealistic person
Origin of luftmensch
Yiddish from German luft, air (see Luftwaffe) + mensch, personluftmensch
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Noun
(plural luftmenschen or luftmensches)
- One more concerned with airy intellectual pursuits than practical matters like earning an income.
- My husband is such a luftmensch he missed our anniversary dinner because he was too busy reading his books!
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