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Parvenu Common

Parvenu has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class

2

A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, privileges, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.

Adjective
1

characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position

2

of or characteristic of a parvenu

3

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

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
unpleasant person
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
social climber junior
Rhyming Words
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