Definition of Parvenus. Meaning of Parvenus. Synonyms of Parvenus

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Definition of Parvenus

Parvenu
Parvenu Par"ve*nu`, n. [F., prop. p. p. of parvenir to attain to, to succeed, to rise to high station, L. pervenire to come to; per through + venire to come. See Par, prep., and Come.] An upstart; a man newly risen into notice.

Meaning of Parvenus from wikipedia

- rangent aux parvenus" translated "the sovereign put themselves before the parvenu". In Miss Potter, Beatrix Potter refers to her parents as "Parvenus...social...
- The Parvenus (Slovene: Jara gospoda) is a 1953 Yugoslav historical drama film directed by Bojan Stupica and starring Vladimir Skrbinsek, Elvira Kralj and...
- Parvenu Point (67°34′S 67°17′W / 67.567°S 67.283°W / -67.567; -67.283) is a low but prominent point forming the north extremity of Pourquoi Pas Island...
- Le Paysan parvenu is an unfinished novel by Pierre de Marivaux. Five parts by Marivaux appeared from May 1734 to April 1735, and an ending was added by...
- Turkish Literature in the Faculty of Literature of the University of Istanbul ne oldum delisi "what-have-I-become!" madman = parvenu who gives himself airs...
- religious tolerance over pure economic self-interest". Often referred to as parvenu, members of the nouveau riche are often discriminated against by the old-money...
- Mademoiselle de Terville by Madeleine d'Arsant de Puisieux, Le Philosophe parvenu ou Lettres et pièces originales contenant les aventures d'Eugène Sans-Pair...
- a garish lifestyle with their newfound wealth; see also arriviste and parvenu. nouvelle vague lit. "new wave." Used for stating a new way or a new trend...
- not wealth producers. "Old money" contrasts with the nouveau riche and parvenus. These fall under the category "new money" (those not from traditionally...
- noblesse d'épée, increasingly resented the influence and pretensions of this parvenu nobility. In the last years of the ancien régime the old nobility pushed...