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Defenition of the word parvenu

    • Defenition of the word parvenu

      • Wealthy person whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who is therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy.
      • A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, rights, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.
      • characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
      • of or characteristic of a parvenu
      • 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 parvenu

      • nouveau-riche
      • parvenue
      • upstart

    Similar words in the parvenu

      • new
      • pretentious

    Hyponyms for the word parvenu

      • climber
      • junior
      • social climber

    Hypernyms for the word parvenu

      • disagreeable person
      • unpleasant person

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