parvenu
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parvenu
- /ˈpɑː.və.njuː/ UK
- /ˈpɑː.və.nuː/ UK
- /ˈpɑɹ.və.nju/ US
- /ˈpɑɹ.və.nu/ US
Rhymes with -uː
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French parvenu, past participle of parvenir, from Latin perveniō (“arrive, reach”).
See also parvenue f
noun parvenus
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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.
Similar: arriviste
adjective
- Being a parvenu; also, like, having the characteristics of, or associated with a parvenu. 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 thos
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noun a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class
| Español | advenedizo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 成り金 narikin, 成り上がり者 nariagari-mono, 出来星 dekiboshi |
| 中文 | 暴發戶 /暴发户 bàofāhù, 新貴 /新贵 xīnguì |
| Português | parvenu |
| Français | parvenu, parvenue |
| Deutsch | Emporkömmling, Parvenü |
| Italiano | parvenu |
| Ελληνικά | νεόπλουτος neóploutos |
| Русский | парвеню́ parvenjú, нувори́ш nuvoríš, вы́скочка výskočka |
adj being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu
| Español | advenedizo |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | parvenühaft |
| Ελληνικά | νεόπλουτος neóploutos |
Talk about this word "parvenu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/parvenu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. parvenu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/parvenu "parvenu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/parvenu.Cite this
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title = {parvenu},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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