English adjective: nouveau-riche | |||
1. | nouveau-riche characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position | ||
Synonyms | parvenu, parvenue, upstart | ||
Similar | pretentious | ||
Antonyms | unpretentious | ||
English noun: nouveau-riche | |||
1. | nouveau-riche (person) a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class | ||
Synonyms | arriviste, parvenu, upstart | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disagreeable person, unpleasant person | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | climber, junior, social climber | ||