English
Etymology
luftmensch
Yiddish, from German luft, air, and mensch, person.
Noun
luftmensch (plural luftmenschen, or, less commonly, luftmensches)
- One more concerned with airy intellectual pursuits than practical matters
#:My husband is such a luftmensch he missed our anniversary dinner because he was too busy reading his books!
"Chagall was a luftmensch, he says, a man of the air..."
McLean?, Helen. "Marc of Distinction." The Globe and Mail: Books. March 24, 2007, p.D6
(reviewing the book Marc Chagall by Jonathan Wilson)
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