Defenition of the word nouveau-riche

• Defenition of the word nouveau-riche

  • characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
  • a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class

Synonyms for the word nouveau-riche

• • parvenu
  • parvenue
  • upstart

Similar words in the nouveau-riche

• • pretentious

Hyponyms for the word nouveau-riche

• • climber
  • junior
  • social climber

Hypernyms for the word nouveau-riche

• • disagreeable person
  • unpleasant person

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