ADJECTIVE | all | nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart | characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position |
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NOUN | person | nouveau-riche, upstart, parvenu, arriviste | a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class |
Meaning | characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position. | |
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Synonyms | parvenu, parvenue, upstart | |
Broader | pretentious | making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction |
Nouns | nouveau-riche | a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class |
Meaning | A person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class. | |
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Synonyms | upstart, parvenu, arriviste | |
Narrower | junior | Term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male |
social climber, climber | someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior | |
Broader | unpleasant person, disagreeable person | A person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
Spanish | advenedizo, arribista, nouveau-riche, nuevo rico, nuevorico | |
Catalan | nou-ric, nouveau-riche | |
Adjectives | nouveau-riche | characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position |
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