Adjective parvenu has 2 senses
- nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart - characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
Antonym: unpretentious (indirect, via pretentious)
- parvenu, parvenue - of or characteristic of a parvenu
Antonym: old (indirect, via new)
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Noun parvenu has 1 sense
- upstart, parvenu, 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
--1 is a kind of unpleasant person, disagreeable person
--1 has particulars: social climber, climber; junior
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