Dictionary

parvenu en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɑː.və.njuː/ (UK)
• /ˈpɑɹ.və.nu/ (US)
• /ˈpɑː.və.nuː/ (UK)
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• /ˈpɑɹ.və.nju/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from French parvenu, past participle of parvenir, from Latin perveniō (“arrive, reach”). See also parvenue f

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Being a parvenu; also, like, having the characteristics of, or associated with a parvenu.
   • The majority of the adults, however, viewed Luisa Santiaga as the precious jewel of a rich and powerful family whom a parvenu telegraph operator was courting not for love but self-interest. 2003, Edith Grossman, chapter 1, in Living to Tell the Tale, translation of original by Gabriel García Márquez, published 2002:
   • The Progressives were of the educated middle class, angry at the rule of parvenu financiers and industrialists. 2001, Norman Birnbaum, After Progress, Oxford University Press:
   • Loss of money is far the worst, then comes ill-health, and then loss of reputation; loss of reputation is a bad third, for, if a man keeps health and money unimpaired, it will be generally found that his loss of reputation is due to breaches of parvenu conventions only, and not to violations of those older, better established canons whose authority is unquestionable. 1903, Samuel Butler, chapter 66, in The Way of All Flesh:

Translations (12)

pl nuworyszowski (being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu) · et tõusiklik (being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu) · es advenedizo (being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu) · pl nowobogacki (being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu) · pl karierowiczowski (being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu) · hu felkapaszkodott (being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu) · fi nousukasmainen (being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu) · pl parweniuszowski (being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu) · hu parvenü (being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu) · pl dorobkiewiczowski (being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu) · el νεόπλουτος (being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu) · de parvenühaft (being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu)

parvenu en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɑː.və.njuː/ (UK)
• /ˈpɑɹ.və.nu/ (US)
• /ˈpɑː.və.nuː/ (UK)
• (US) audio
• (US) audio
• /ˈpɑɹ.və.nju/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from French parvenu, past participle of parvenir, from Latin perveniō (“arrive, reach”). See also parvenue f

Meanings

1. 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.
   • But the favourite's power and influence provoke intense ill-feeling among other courtiers, who regard him as a sinister, usurping parvenu with ideas above his station, or perhaps even a sorcerer. 2001 January 31, Francis Wheen, “The whole truth about Peter's friends”, in The Guardian:

Forms

Deriveds

parvenuism · parvenudom · parvenuess

Relateds

nouveau riche

Synonyms

arriviste

Translations (41)

bg новобогаташ (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · pt parvenu (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · cs parvenu (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · eo parvenuo (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · es advenedizo (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · is stéttskiptingur (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · pl dorobkiewicz (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · pl nowobogacki (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · ru парвеню́ (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · ru вы́скочка (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · ru нувори́ш (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · fi nousukas (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · bg парвеню (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · pl karierowiczka (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · de Emporkömmling (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · pl karierowicz (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · is uppskafningur (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · cs zbohatlík (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · pl parweniusz (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · cmn 暴發戶 /暴发户 (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · pl nowobogacka (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · sv parveny (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · fr parvenu (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · hu parvenü (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · pl parweniuszka (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · fr parvenue (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · el νεόπλουτος (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · pl nuworyszka (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · sv uppkomling (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · ja 成り上がり者 (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · cmn 新貴 /新贵 (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · ja 出来星 (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · ja 成り金 (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · io parvenuo (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · lt iškilėlis (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · mk скороевец (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · de Parvenü (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · pl nuworysz (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · it parvenu (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · et tõusik (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class) · nl parvenu (a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class)