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Definitions for Parvenu
[1] a person who has recently or suddenly acquired wealth, importance, position, or the like, but has not yet developed the conventionally appropriate manners, dress, surroundings, etc.
[2] being or resembling a parvenu.
[3] characteristic of a parvenu.
[4] a person, esp a man, who, having risen socially or economically, is considered to be an upstart or to lack the appropriate refinement for his or her new position
[5] of or characteristic of a parvenu
Words related to Parvenu
upstart, snob, newcomer, arrogant
Words nearby Parvenu
parulis, parure, parvanov, parvati, parve, parvenu, parvenue, parvicellular, parvifoliate, parvis, parvo
Origin of Parvenu
1795–1805; < French: upstart, noun use of past participle of parvenir to arrive, reach < Latin pervenīre, equivalent to per- per- + venīre to come
Other words from Parvenu
par·ve·nu·dom , noun
par·ve·nu·ism , noun
Word origin for Parvenu
C19: from French, from parvenir to attain, from Latin pervenīre, from per through + venīre to come
Synonyms for Parvenu
upstart, nouveau riche