| NOUN | person | parvenu, upstart, nouveau-riche, arriviste | 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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| ADJECTIVE | all | parvenu, nouveau-riche, parvenue, upstart | characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position |
| all | parvenu, parvenue | of or characteristic of a parvenu |
| 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 | nouveau-riche, parvenue, upstart | |
| Broader | pretentious | making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction |
| Nouns | parvenu | a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class |
| Meaning | Of or characteristic of a parvenu. | |
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| Synonym | parvenue | |
| Broader | new | not of long duration |
| Spanish | nuevo, parvenida, parvenido | |
| Catalan | nou | |
| 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, nouveau-riche, 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 | parvenu | characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position |
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