parvenu
[ pahr-vuh-noo, -nyoo, pahr-vuh-noo, -nyoo ]
/ ˈpɑr vəˌnu, -ˌnyu, ˌpɑr vəˈnu, -ˈnyu /
noun
a person who has recently or suddenly acquired wealth, importance, position, or the like, but has not yet developed the conventionally appropriate manners, dress, surroundings, etc.
adjective
being or resembling a parvenu.
characteristic of a parvenu.
Origin of parvenu
OTHER WORDS FROM parvenu
par·ve·nu·dom, noun par·ve·nu·ism, nounWords nearby parvenu
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British Dictionary definitions for parvenu
parvenu
/ (ˈpɑːvəˌnjuː) /
noun
a person, esp a man, who, having risen socially or economically, is considered to be an upstart or to lack the appropriate refinement for his or her new position
adjective
of or characteristic of a parvenu
Word Origin for parvenu
C19: from French, from
parvenir to attain, from Latin
pervenīre, from
per through +
venīre to come