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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 | ||
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