Parvenu — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class

characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɑːɹvənˌuː/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɑːvənˌuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɑːvənˌuː/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɑːɹvənˌuː/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nouveau-riche upstart parvenue arriviste

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
adjective	characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
adjective	of or characteristic of a parvenu

Word Forms

parvenu	adjective	characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
nouveau-riche	adjective	characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
nouveau-riche	noun	a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
parvenu	noun	a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Parvenü

eine Person, die plötzlich einen höheren wirtschaftlichen Status erreicht hat, aber keine soziale Akzeptanz bei anderen in dieser Klasse erlangt hat

🇪🇸Spanish

advenedizo

una persona que repentinamente ha ascendido a un estatus económico más alto pero no ha ganado la aceptación social de otros en esa clase

🇵🇹Portuguese

novato

uma pessoa que subitamente ascendeu a um status econômico mais elevado, mas não obteve aceitação social de outras pessoas dessa classe

🇷🇺Russian

парвеню

человек, который внезапно поднялся до более высокого экономического статуса, но не получил социального признания других представителей этого класса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नौबढ़

एक व्यक्ति जो अचानक उच्च आर्थिक स्थिति तक पहुंच गया है लेकिन उसे उस वर्ग के अन्य लोगों की सामाजिक स्वीकृति नहीं मिली है

🇧🇩Bengali

পারভেনু

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি হঠাৎ করে উচ্চতর অর্থনৈতিক মর্যাদায় উন্নীত হয়েছেন কিন্তু সেই শ্রেণীর অন্যদের সামাজিক স্বীকৃতি পাননি

🇮🇳Tamil

பார்வேனு

ஒரு நபர் திடீரென்று உயர்ந்த பொருளாதார நிலைக்கு உயர்ந்தார், ஆனால் அந்த வகுப்பில் உள்ள மற்றவர்களின் சமூக அங்கீகாரத்தைப் பெறவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

పర్వేను

అకస్మాత్తుగా ఉన్నత ఆర్థిక స్థితికి ఎదిగిన వ్యక్తి కానీ ఆ తరగతిలోని ఇతరుల సామాజిక ఆమోదం పొందలేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

परवेणू

अशी व्यक्ती जी अचानक उच्च आर्थिक स्थितीवर पोहोचली आहे परंतु त्या वर्गातील इतरांची सामाजिक मान्यता प्राप्त केलेली नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરવેણુ

એક વ્યક્તિ જે અચાનક ઉચ્ચ આર્થિક દરજ્જો પર પહોંચી ગયો છે પરંતુ તે વર્ગમાં અન્ય લોકોની સામાજિક સ્વીકૃતિ મેળવી નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರ್ವೆನು

ಇದ್ದಕ್ಕಿದ್ದಂತೆ ಉನ್ನತ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ಏರಿದ ಆದರೆ ಆ ವರ್ಗದ ಇತರರಿಂದ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸ್ವೀಕಾರವನ್ನು ಗಳಿಸದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പർവേണു

പെട്ടെന്ന് ഉയർന്ന സാമ്പത്തിക നിലയിലേക്ക് ഉയർന്നെങ്കിലും ആ ക്ലാസിലെ മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ സാമൂഹിക അംഗീകാരം നേടിയിട്ടില്ലാത്ത ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰਵੇਣੁ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਇੱਕ ਉੱਚ ਆਰਥਿਕ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਪਰ ਉਸ ਵਰਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਸਵੀਕ੍ਰਿਤੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پروینو

وہ شخص جو اچانک ایک اعلی معاشی حیثیت پر پہنچ گیا ہے لیکن اس طبقے میں دوسروں کی سماجی قبولیت حاصل نہیں کی ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

暴发户

突然获得较高经济地位但尚未获得该阶层其他人的社会认可的人

🇯🇵Japanese

パルベヌ

突然より高い経済的地位に上がったが、その階級の他の人々から社会的に受け入れられなかった人

🇰🇷Korean

벼락 부자

갑자기 경제적 지위가 높아졌으나 그 계층의 다른 사람들로부터 사회적으로 인정을 받지 못한 사람

🇹🇭Thai

พาร์เวนู

บุคคลที่ได้ขึ้นสู่สถานะทางเศรษฐกิจที่สูงขึ้นอย่างกะทันหัน แต่ไม่ได้รับการยอมรับทางสังคมจากผู้อื่นในชนชั้นนั้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

orang kaya baru

seseorang yang tiba-tiba naik ke status ekonomi yang lebih tinggi tetapi belum memperoleh penerimaan sosial dari orang lain dalam kelas tersebut

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

تقسیم

فردی که به طور ناگهانی به موقعیت اقتصادی بالاتری رسیده است اما پذیرش اجتماعی سایرین در آن طبقه را به دست نیاورده است.

🇹🇷Turkish

sonradan görme

Aniden daha yüksek bir ekonomik statüye yükselen ancak o sınıftaki diğerlerinin sosyal kabulünü kazanamayan kişi

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