Mencius

name

name ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Chinese philosopher, follower of Confucius (?372 - 289 B.C.E., or 385 - 303/302 B.C.E.)

    "This laſt tome, notwithſtanding, is not ſo much the work of Confucius, as of Mencius his diſciple, whoſe life was leſs regular than that of his maſter, but his ſtile more eloquent and pleaſant."

  2. 2
    A collection of anecdotes and conversations of the philosopher by the same name.

Synonyms

All synonyms
mengziphilosopher

Example

More examples

"Mencius said, 'A great man is the one who does not lose his heart of a child.'"

Etymology

From Latin Mencius, from Mandarin Chinese 孟子 (Mèngzǐ).

More for "mencius"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.