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Definisjon av parvenu

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective
parvenu - of or characteristic of a parvenu
parvenue
parvenu - characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
nouveau-riche, parvenue, upstart
pretentious making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"
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Substantiv
parvenu - A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, rights, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.

Adjektiv
parvenu - Being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu.

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  • A Parvenu is a person that is a relative newcomer to a socioeconomic class. The word is borrowed from the French language; it is the past participle of the verb parvenir (to reach, to arrive, to manage to do something). The French word "arriviste" has a similar meaning.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • parvenu
    Wealthy person whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who is therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy.
  • parvenu
    A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, rights, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.

Adjektiv - Gradbøying

  • Positiv: parvenu
  • Komparativ: more parvenu
  • Superlativ: most parvenu

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