parvenu

par·ve·nu

P0092100 (pär′və-no͞o′, -nyo͞o′)n. A person who has suddenly risen to a higher social and economic class and has not yet gained social acceptance by others in that class.

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[French, from past participle of parvenir, to arrive, from Latin pervenīre : per, through; see per in Indo-European roots + venīre, to come; see g^wā- in Indo-European roots.]

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par′ve·nu′ adj.

parvenu

(ˈpɑːvəˌnjuː) n (Sociology) 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 positionadj (Sociology) of or characteristic of a parvenu[C19: from French, from parvenir to attain, from Latin pervenīre, from per through + venīre to come]

par•ve•nu

(ˈpɑr vəˌnu, -ˌnyu, ˌpɑr vəˈnu, -ˈnyu)

n., pl. -nus,
adj. n. 1. a person who has newly acquired wealth or influence, but has not yet acquired the acceptance or social qualifications associated with it. adj. 2. characteristic of a parvenu. [1795–1805; < French: upstart, n. use of past participle of parvenir to arrive, reach < Latin pervenīre]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	parvenu - a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that classarriviste, nouveau-riche, upstartdisagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeablesocial climber, climber - someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behaviorjunior - term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male; "look here, junior, it's none of your business"
Adj.	1.	parvenu - characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new positionnouveau-riche, parvenue, upstartpretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"
	2.	parvenu - of or characteristic of a parvenuparvenuenew - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World"

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