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1. parvenus: Merriam-Webster.com [home, info]
2. parvenus: Collins English Dictionary [home, info]
3. parvenus: Vocabulary.com [home, info]
4. parvenus: Wordnik [home, info]
5. parvenus: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary [home, info]
6. parvenus: Wiktionary [home, info]
7. parvenus: Dictionary.com [home, info]
8. Parvenus, The Parvenus: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
9. Parvenus: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]

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Quick definitions from WordNet (parvenu) ▸ noun:  a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class ▸ adjective:  of or characteristic of a parvenu ▸ adjective:  characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position ▸ Also see parvenu ▸ Words similar to parvenus ▸ Usage examples for parvenus ▸ Idioms related to parvenus (New!) ▸ Popular adjectives describing parvenus ▸ Popular nouns described by parvenus ▸ Words that often appear near parvenus ▸ Rhymes of parvenus ▸ Invented words related to parvenus