Word "PARVENU" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
Synonyms:
nouveau-riche, parvenue, upstart

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
Synonyms:
arriviste, nouveau-riche, upstart

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
of or characteristic of a parvenu
Synonyms:
parvenue

Crossword Clues for PARVENU

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Arriviste (7) The Guardian Quick 02 Jul 2025
Upstart The Sun Two Speed 14 May 2025
Arriviste from north in disorderly rave-up The Sun Two Speed 14 May 2025
One newly risen, standard planet waning in the east The Times Cryptic 25 Apr 2025
Social climber from the average planet last to go missing (7) Puzzler Cryptic 23 Apr 2025
Upstart's mad rave-up around noon
Upstart from Standard snubbed Evening Star The Times Cryptic 03 Apr 2025
Standard meeting place left unfinished by Johnny-Come-Lately
Rocking rave-up to involve new arriviste The Sun Two Speed 09 Feb 2025
Upstart The Sun Two Speed 09 Feb 2025
Standard approach exposed vulgar new arrival The Times Cryptic 27 Dec 2024
Upstart The Sun Two Speed 21 Dec 2024
Crazy rave-up to involve northern arriviste The Sun Two Speed 21 Dec 2024
Upstart The Sun Two Speed 24 Oct 2024
Crazy rave-up to involve northern arriviste The Sun Two Speed 24 Oct 2024
Newly-minted individual? (7) The Guardian Quick 10 Oct 2024
Climber in standard place for event, finishing early
Arriviste ruffled up raven The Times Quick Cryptic 14 Aug 2024
Upstart The Telegraph Quick 29 Jul 2024
Nouveau riche type
Upstart (7) The Guardian Quick 28 Jun 2024
Person with recently acquired wealth or status
Upstart getting raven up? (7)
Unpersuasive Susie got out of being outclassed (7)
Upstart backing music location lacks finality (7)
Social climber The Guardian Quick 01 Apr 2024
Upstart (Fr) (7)
Instant millionaire
Upstart on equal footing with goddess almost (7)
Standard symbol of love mostly for upstart The Times Quick Cryptic 20 Jan 2024
Nouveau riche on equal footing with goddess for the most part (7)
Equality of course with goddess leaving south, an upstart (7)
Social climber The Telegraph Quick 21 Jun 2023
Level ground -- not base for climber? The Telegraph Toughie 01 Mar 2023
Newcomer The Guardian Speedy 06 Nov 2022
Upstart Thomas Joseph 13 Aug 2022
One newly famous symbol of eroticism, mostly substandard The Telegraph Toughie 23 Jun 2022
Insane rave-up to involve northern arriviste
Upstart The Times Concise 12 May 2022
Vulgarian censure overturned? Say pub closed early
Usual place to put back out for a climber?
Upstart parking on street almost grabbing king The Times Cryptic 03 Nov 2021
Climber's usual meeting-place closed early The Telegraph Toughie 06 Aug 2021
Vulgarian charge overturned prior to brief rendezvous
Arriviste from north in disorderly rave-up
Public garden isn't finished on Trim site produced by upstart Irish Times Crosaire 14 Nov 2020
Newcomer‘s music upset audience finally leaving concert hall, say
Usual meeting place not quite enough for social climber
One who has recently risen to wealth, notice or power The Telegraph General Knowledge 07 Jun 2020
Upstart The Times Concise 22 Mar 2020
Upstart after a year runs meeting-place briefly
Upstart Thomas Joseph 07 Dec 2019
Social climber in usual place, snubbed
. Upstart leaves locale unfinished after blame's up
Johnny-come-lately, upstart The Guardian Speedy 18 Aug 2019
One's blown away by mad Peruvian climber The Telegraph Toughie 23 May 2019
Arriviste The Times Concise 31 Mar 2019
Nouveau riche location second to be struck off, substandard
Newly visible item? That's standard with planet (Sun's beginning to disappear) The Telegraph Toughie 06 Mar 2019
Newcomer The Guardian Speedy 18 Nov 2018
Substandard location in short for an arriviste
Upstart finds average place cramped
. Upstart with average, limited means
Drug dropped in normal place for someone not yet accepted
Arriviste The Sun Two Speed 20 Mar 2018
Normal location doesn't finish off newcomer The Sun Two Speed 20 Mar 2018
Person of humble origins who suddenly reaches a position of wealth
Climber ascending in a French valley, with passage blocked, receiving blame The Telegraph Toughie 29 Sep 2016
Cash-flashing climber The Washington Post 31 Jul 2016
Upstart hit back with place being unfinished The Telegraph Cryptic 12 Mar 2016
Upstart sets up a foreign sign at Knock Irish Times Crosaire 28 Nov 2015
Upstart with coursework perhaps is against a foreign review Irish Times Crosaire 21 Mar 2015
Average goddess curtailed by new arrival
Aspiring climber
Nouveau riche
Nouveau riche
PARVENU
Social climber
Upwardly mobile type
Nouveaux riches member
Awkward newcomer to success
One of the nouveaux riches
Nouveau-riche
Upstart parking on street almost grabbing king
Upstart
Nouveau riche
Nouveau riche.
Upstart.
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