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par·ve·nu
I. \ˈpärvəˌn(y)ü, ˈpȧv- also ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, from parvenu, past participle of parvenir to arrive, from Latin pervenire, from per through + venire to come — more at fare, come
: one that has risen (as by the acquisition of wealth or power) above the station in life in which he was born; especially : one that is unaccustomed to his new station or that makes great pretensions because of his acquired wealth : upstart
< loudmouthed parvenus who took care to obtain great publicity for their charitable works — Leslie Charteris >
< the gentry may be the parvenus of a few generations back — Roy Lewis & Angus Maude >
II. adjective
or par·ve·nue \“\
: newly risen to position especially through the acquisition of wealth or power : like or having the characteristics of a parvenu
< the threatening power of the parvenu middle class — Edmund Wilson >
< the vulgar parvenu house — Jean Stafford >
< there was nothing parvenu in the penniless lad — Harper's > |