Luftmensch Definition

lyo͝oftmenzh
luftmensch
noun
An impractical, unrealistic person.
Webster's New World
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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Origin of Luftmensch

  • Yiddish, from German luft (“air"), and mensch (“person").

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