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Being a parvenu; also, like, having the characteristics of, or associated with a parvenu.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
of or characteristic of a parvenu
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: parvenue
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nouveau-riche, parvenue, upstart(a)
Antonyms: none provided
a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: upstart, nouveau-riche, arriviste
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unpleasant person, disagreeable person
Narrower terms: social climber, climber, junior
Borrowed from French parvenu, past participle of parvenir, from Latin perveniō (“arrive, reach”). See also parvenue f
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Estonian:
tõusiklik
— being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu
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Finnish:
nousukasmainen
— being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu
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German:
parvenühaft
— being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu
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Greek:
νεόπλουτος
(neóploutos)
— being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu
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Hungarian:
parvenü
— being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu
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Hungarian:
felkapaszkodott
— being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu
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Polish:
nuworyszowski
— being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu
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Polish:
parweniuszowski
— being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu
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Polish:
dorobkiewiczowski
— being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu
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Polish:
karierowiczowski
— being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu
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Polish:
nowobogacki
— being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu
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Spanish:
advenedizo
— being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu
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Bulgarian:
новобогаташ
(novobogataš)
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Bulgarian:
парвеню
(parvenju)
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Chinese Mandarin:
暴發戶 /暴发户
(bàofāhù)
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Chinese Mandarin:
新貴 /新贵
(xīnguì)
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Czech:
zbohatlík
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Czech:
parvenu
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Dutch:
parvenu
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Esperanto:
parvenuo
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Estonian:
tõusik
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Finnish:
nousukas
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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French:
parvenu
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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French:
parvenue
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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German:
Emporkömmling
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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German:
Parvenü
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Greek:
νεόπλουτος
(neóploutos)
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Hungarian:
parvenü
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Icelandic:
stéttskiptingur
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Icelandic:
uppskafningur
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Ido:
parvenuo
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Italian:
parvenu
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Japanese:
成り金
(narikin)
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Japanese:
成り上がり者
(nariagari-mono)
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Japanese:
出来星
(dekiboshi)
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Lithuanian:
iškilėlis
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Macedonian:
скороевец
(skoroevec)
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Polish:
nuworysz
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Polish:
nuworyszka
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Polish:
parweniusz
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Polish:
parweniuszka
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Polish:
dorobkiewicz
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Polish:
karierowicz
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Polish:
karierowiczka
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Polish:
nowobogacki
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Polish:
nowobogacka
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Portuguese:
parvenu
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Russian:
парвеню́
(parvenjú)
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Russian:
нувори́ш
(nuvoríš)
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Russian:
вы́скочка
(výskočka)
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Spanish:
advenedizo
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Swedish:
parveny
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
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Swedish:
uppkomling
— a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
