parvenun.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpɑːvən(j)uː/, U.S.

/ˈpɑrvəˌnu/

Forms: 1800s– parvenu, 1800s– parvenue (designating a woman, after French feminine form).

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French parvenu.

Etymology: < French parvenu (1718 as noun, 1735 as adjective), use as noun and adjective of past participle of parvenir (late 10th cent. in sense ‘to arrive (at a destination)’, c1165 in sense ‘to arrive (at a desired outcome)’, 1559 in sense ‘to rise to an influential social position’) < classical Latin pervenīre pervene v.In quot. 1787 at sense A. translating German Parvenu (1784 in the passage translated).

Usually derogatory.

A. n.

A person from a humble background who has rapidly gained wealth or an influential social position; a nouveau riche; an upstart, a social climber. Also in extended use.Generally used with the implication that the person concerned is unsuited to the new social position, esp. through lacking the necessary manners or accomplishments.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [noun] > prosperity or success > newly prosperous

novus homo1583

parvenu1787

the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > [noun] > person

up-skip1549

startup1555

upstart1555

jackanapesa1575

hogen mogen1639

starter up1659

Mamamouchi1672

parvenu1787

shoneena1849

fine gentleman1928

rat fink1961

the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > newly rich person

parvenu1787

nouveau richea1796

new rich1892

narikin1918

nouveau1927

noove1983

Essex man1990

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > parvenu or imitator of upper classes

Jack-gentleman1550

truck-knight1625

court-card1699

parvenu1787

cocktail1839

gent1843

shoneena1849

snob1848

shoddyite1865

got-up1881

shoddy1904

1787 P. H. Maty tr. J. K. Riesbeck Trav. Germany II. 180 I have spoke with some of these Italian parvenus [Ger. Parvenus].

1802 W. Gifford tr. Juvenal Satires v. 228 (note) His patronage,..like that of many other parvenus, was so burdensome, that the poet, in a fit of spleen, threatens to shake it off entirely.

1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxvi. 322 The ladies their wives, who could not bear the parvenue [sc. Rebecca].

1891 ‘M. O'Rell’ Frenchman in Amer. 209 The parvenu is a person who makes strenuous efforts to persuade other people that he is entitled to the position he occupies.

1944 E. Partridge Here, There & Everywhere (1950) 54 A word begins its career as a parvenu.

1978 P. Van Greenaway Man called Scavener vii. 95 Genealogy..attracts a growing body of parvenus.

2001 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 25 Nov. 35/2 They must feel as if a rich parvenu has just moved into the mansion next door.

B. adj.

That has recently gained wealth or an influential social position; like or characteristic of a parvenu. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > prosperous or successful > having achieved prosperity or success > recently

new1611

parvenu1828

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [adjective] > parvenu

new1611

parvenu1828

snobbish1850

shoddy1862

1828 J. S. Mill in Westm. Rev. 9 290 No one licked the dust before the parvenu emperor with greater gusto than the abbé Maury.

1839 E. A. Poe William Wilson in Gift 1840 (Philadelphia) 245 A young parvenu nobleman.

1897 Harper's Mag. Apr. 746 There was nothing parvenu in the penniless lad.

1917 A. Cahan Rise of David Levinsky (1993) xii. i. 404 The parvenu smugness that had spread like wild-fire over the country after a period of need and low spirits.

1958 Times 12 Nov. 3/5 She sounds a parvenu proletarian, if such a fancy be comprehended.

1978 Amer. Notes & Queries 17 31/2 Some of the parvenu universities are rapidly approaching maturity.

2002 NFT Programme Booklet (National Film Theatre) Mar. 11/2 Gary Oldman is..estate agent.., doting father—and ‘top boy’ in a band of parvenu football thugs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parvenu
释义	parvenun.adj. Brit. /ˈpɑːvən(j)uː/, U.S. /ˈpɑrvəˌnu/ Forms: 1800s– parvenu, 1800s– parvenue (designating a woman, after French feminine form). Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French parvenu. Etymology: < French parvenu (1718 as noun, 1735 as adjective), use as noun and adjective of past participle of parvenir (late 10th cent. in sense ‘to arrive (at a destination)’, c1165 in sense ‘to arrive (at a desired outcome)’, 1559 in sense ‘to rise to an influential social position’) < classical Latin pervenīre pervene v.In quot. 1787 at sense A. translating German Parvenu (1784 in the passage translated). Usually derogatory. A. n. A person from a humble background who has rapidly gained wealth or an influential social position; a nouveau riche; an upstart, a social climber. Also in extended use.Generally used with the implication that the person concerned is unsuited to the new social position, esp. through lacking the necessary manners or accomplishments. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [noun] > prosperity or success > newly prosperous novus homo1583 parvenu1787 the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > [noun] > person up-skip1549 startup1555 upstart1555 jackanapesa1575 hogen mogen1639 starter up1659 Mamamouchi1672 parvenu1787 shoneena1849 fine gentleman1928 rat fink1961 the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > newly rich person parvenu1787 nouveau richea1796 new rich1892 narikin1918 nouveau1927 noove1983 Essex man1990 society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > parvenu or imitator of upper classes Jack-gentleman1550 truck-knight1625 court-card1699 parvenu1787 cocktail1839 gent1843 shoneena1849 snob1848 shoddyite1865 got-up1881 shoddy1904 1787 P. H. Maty tr. J. K. Riesbeck Trav. Germany II. 180 I have spoke with some of these Italian parvenus [Ger. Parvenus]. 1802 W. Gifford tr. Juvenal Satires v. 228 (note) His patronage,..like that of many other parvenus, was so burdensome, that the poet, in a fit of spleen, threatens to shake it off entirely. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxvi. 322 The ladies their wives, who could not bear the parvenue [sc. Rebecca]. 1891 ‘M. O'Rell’ Frenchman in Amer. 209 The parvenu is a person who makes strenuous efforts to persuade other people that he is entitled to the position he occupies. 1944 E. Partridge Here, There & Everywhere (1950) 54 A word begins its career as a parvenu. 1978 P. Van Greenaway Man called Scavener vii. 95 Genealogy..attracts a growing body of parvenus. 2001 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 25 Nov. 35/2 They must feel as if a rich parvenu has just moved into the mansion next door. B. adj. That has recently gained wealth or an influential social position; like or characteristic of a parvenu. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > prosperous or successful > having achieved prosperity or success > recently new1611 parvenu1828 society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [adjective] > parvenu new1611 parvenu1828 snobbish1850 shoddy1862 1828 J. S. Mill in Westm. Rev. 9 290 No one licked the dust before the parvenu emperor with greater gusto than the abbé Maury. 1839 E. A. Poe William Wilson in Gift 1840 (Philadelphia) 245 A young parvenu nobleman. 1897 Harper's Mag. Apr. 746 There was nothing parvenu in the penniless lad. 1917 A. Cahan Rise of David Levinsky (1993) xii. i. 404 The parvenu smugness that had spread like wild-fire over the country after a period of need and low spirits. 1958 Times 12 Nov. 3/5 She sounds a parvenu proletarian, if such a fancy be comprehended. 1978 Amer. Notes & Queries 17 31/2 Some of the parvenu universities are rapidly approaching maturity. 2002 NFT Programme Booklet (National Film Theatre) Mar. 11/2 Gary Oldman is..estate agent.., doting father—and ‘top boy’ in a band of parvenu football thugs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1787
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