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nouveau riche
nou·veau riche N0176200 (no͞o′vō rēsh′)n. pl. nou·veaux riches (no͞o′vō rēsh′) One who has recently become rich, especially one who flaunts newly acquired wealth.
[French : nouveau, new + riche, rich.]nouveau riche (ˌnuːvəʊ ˈriːʃ; French nuvo riʃ) n, pl nouveaux riches (ˌnuːvəʊ ˈriːʃ; French nuvo riʃ) (often plural) a person who has acquired wealth recently and is regarded as vulgarly ostentatious or lacking in social gracesadjof or characteristic of the nouveaux riches[French, literally: new rich]nou•veau riche (ˈnu voʊ ˈriʃ)
n., pl. nou•veaux riches (ˈnu voʊ ˈriʃ) a person who is newly rich, esp. one regarded as ostentatious or uncultivated. [1805–15; < French: new rich (person)] nouveau richeA French phrase meaning new rich, used to mean someone who has only recently become wealthy and is inclined to be ostentatious in spending.Thesaurusnouveau richenoun1. arriviste, upstart, new-rich, parvenu The nouveau riche have to find a way of being accepted. the gaudy mansions Shaw built for the nouveaux riches in the late 19th centuryadjective1. arriviste, upstart, newly-rich, parvenu The countryside is changing and nouveau riche people are moving in.TranslationsIdiomsSeethe nouveau richeNouveau Riche
Nouveau RicheA person or class of person who acquired wealth themselves, or at least in recent family history. The term can have a slightly negative connotation because, stereotypically, nouveau riche do not abide by social norms usually associated with the upper class. However, in the late 20th century, the term became respectable because it became indicative of personal success.AcronymsSeenot ratednouveau riche
Synonyms for nouveau richenoun arrivisteSynonyms- arriviste
- upstart
- new-rich
- parvenu
adj arrivisteSynonyms- arriviste
- upstart
- newly-rich
- parvenu
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