parvenu

Meaning of parvenu

noun

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.

adjective

Being a parvenu; also, like, having the characteristics of, or associated with a parvenu.

Information about parvenu

Hyphenation of parvenu

par-venu

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • parvenu is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

parvenu synonyms

Meaning nouveau-riche:

parvenue, upstart

Meaning parvenue:

parvenue

Meaning upstart:

upstart, arriviste

Translation of parvenu

Words that rhyme with parvenu

Venu, bienvenu

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