PARVENUE

Meaning of PARVENUE in English

[par.ve.nue] n [F, fr. parvenue, fem. of parvenum, pp.] (1826): a woman who is a parvenu -- parvenue adj

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

PARVENUE — noun Etymology: French, from ~, feminine of parvenum, past participle Date: 1826 a woman who is a parvenu, ~ adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PARVENUE — noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from parvenue, feminine of parvenu, past participle of parvenir to arrive : a parvenu …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARVENUE — noun Etymology: French, from parvenue, feminine of parvenum, past participle Date: 1826 : a woman who is a parvenu • …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARVENUE — Pronunciation: - ˌ nü, - ˌ nyü Function: noun Etymology: French, from parvenue, feminine of parvenum, past participle Date: 1826 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BROWN, MOLLY — born July 1867, Hannibal, Mo., U.S. died Oct. 25, 1932, New York, N.Y. also called Maggie Brown, byname of Margaret …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARVENU — parvenu, parvenue BrE AmE ˈpɑːv ə njuː -nuː AmE ˈpɑːrv ə nuː -njuː —French [ paʁ və ny \] ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PARVENU — n. & adj. --n. (fem. parvenue) 1 a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth or position. 2 an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PARVENU — n. & adj. n. (fem. parvenue) 1 a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth or position. 2 an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PARVENU — n. & adj. --n. (fem. parvenue) 1. a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth or position. 2 an …
Oxford English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PARVENU — Synonyms and related words : Babbitt, Daddy Warbucks, Philistine, Young Turk, adventurer, arriviste, billionaire, bloated plutocrat, boor, bounder, bourgeois, bourgeois …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PARVENU — n. 1 parvenue, upstart, arriviste, nouveau riche, intruder, adventurer, social climber Usually one generation has to pass before a parvenu …
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