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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024par•ve•nu /ˈpɑrvəˌnu, -ˌnyu, ˌpɑrvəˈnu, -ˈnyu/USA pronunciation n., pl. -nus, adj. n. [countable] - one who has attained wealth or influence, but has not yet gained the acceptance or the social graces associated with it.
adj. [before a noun] - characteristic of a parvenu.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par•ve•nu (pär′və no̅o̅′, -nyo̅o̅′, pär′və no̅o̅′, -nyo̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
adj. - being or resembling a parvenu.
- characteristic of a parvenu.
- Latin pervenīre, equivalent. to per- per- + venīre to come
- French: upstart, noun, nominal use of past participle of parvenir to arrive, reach
- 1795–1805
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