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Definition of mense in English: mense(also mens, mence, ments) noun mɛns Irish English, English Regional, Scottish, Northern 1Propriety, decorum, kindness, tact; discretion, intelligence, common sense. 2"to have both one's meat and mense" and variants: to have the credit of being considered generous (in regard to food, etc.) without the expense (as by giving an invitation which is not accepted). Similarly "to lose both one's meat and mense", etc. 3English regional. Neatness, tidiness; newness, gloss.
noun mɛns English Regional, Scottish, Northern A large amount or quantity. Usually with of.
noun mɛns South African informal Treated as plural. People; (frequently) specifically. Afrikaners. Often as a form of address.
OriginEarly 16th century; earliest use found in Thre Prestis of Peblis. Variant of mensk, with northern loss of -k from final -sk
mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Winter Hamilton (1794–1848), Congregational minister. Origin uncertain. Perhaps aphetic from immense, or perhaps a specifically sense of mense, showing a development of sense from ‘profuse hospitality, liberality’ to ‘a liberal amount, a great deal’
late 19th century. From Afrikaans mense, plural of mens person from Dutch † mensch. Definition of mense in US English: mense(also mens, mence, ments) nounmɛns Irish English, English Regional, Scottish, Northern 1Propriety, decorum, kindness, tact; discretion, intelligence, common sense. 2"to have both one's meat and mense" and variants: to have the credit of being considered generous (in regard to food, etc.) without the expense (as by giving an invitation which is not accepted). Similarly "to lose both one's meat and mense", etc. 3English regional. Neatness, tidiness; newness, gloss.
nounmɛns English Regional, Scottish, Northern A large amount or quantity. Usually with of.
nounmɛns South African informal Treated as plural. People; (frequently) specifically. Afrikaners. Often as a form of address.
OriginEarly 16th century; earliest use found in Thre Prestis of Peblis. Variant of mensk, with northern loss of -k from final -sk<br>mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Winter Hamilton (1794–1848), Congregational minister. Origin uncertain. Perhaps aphetic from immense, or perhaps a specifically sense of mense, showing a development of sense from ‘profuse hospitality, liberality’ to ‘a liberal amount, a great deal’<br>late 19th century. From Afrikaans mense, plural of mens person from Dutch † mensch. |