Parvenu - English meaning

Parvenu – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A person of humble origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity.
Usage examples:
The political inexperience of a parvenu
Synonims:
Upstart Social climber Arriviste Vulgarian The nouveau riche The new rich

noun
Someone from a low social position who has suddenly become rich or successful

Parvenu translation into English

Parvenu: translate from English into Chinese

暴发户

Parvenu: translate from English into Dutch

Parvenu, Parvenuachtig

Parvenu: translate from English into French

Parvenu

Parvenu: translate from English into German

Parvenü, Emporkömmling

Parvenu: translate from English into Hindi

नौबढ़, नया रईस, नया नवाब, अल्‍प समय में बहुत धनी या प्रभावशली हो जानेवाला अज्ञात कुल का व्‍यक्ति (प्राय: गुणवाचक)

Parvenu: translate from English into Italian

Parvenu

Parvenu: translate from English into Korean

벼락 부자, 벼락 부자의

Parvenu: translate from English into Russian

Выскочка, Парвеню, Вульгарный

Parvenu: translate from English into Spanish

Advenedizo, Nuevo rico

Word origin

early 19th century: from French, literally ‘arrived’, past participle of parvenir, from Latin pervenire ‘come to, reach’.

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Parvenu – similar words

parvenus

noun
A person of humble origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity.
Usage examples:
The political inexperience of a parvenu

noun
Someone from a low social position who has suddenly become rich or successful

Parvenus - all meanings in English

parvenuism

noun
The attitudes or practices typical of a parvenu; the condition of being a parvenu.

Parvenuism - all meanings in English

parvenue

noun
A person of humble origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity.
Usage examples:
The political inexperience of a parvenu

Parvenue - all meanings in English

Parvenu synonims

arriviste

noun
An ambitious or ruthlessly self-seeking person.
Usage examples:
Full of arrivistes and the new rich for whom desperate consumption was a proof of being, its secret…

noun
A person who is trying to move into a higher class in society

Arriviste - all meanings in English

the nouveau riche

adjective
Nouveau riche people are people from a low social class who have recently become very rich and like to show this publicly by spending a lot of money.
Usage examples:
The restaurant is popular with the city's nouveau riche.

The nouveau riche - all meanings in English

upstart

noun
A person who has risen suddenly in rank or importance, especially one who behaves arrogantly.
Usage examples:
The upstarts who dare to challenge the legitimacy of his rule

adjective
New and not experienced
Usage examples:
Upstart airlines like southwest are competing today with the established carriers like delta.

noun
A company that has only recently been started
Usage examples:
The article shows how mature companies can challenge upstarts., larger drug companies are buying up…

Upstart - all meanings in English

vulgarian

noun
An unrefined person, especially one with newly acquired power or wealth.
Usage examples:
He is a jumped-up vulgarian

Vulgarian - all meanings in English

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