parvenue
/ (ˈpɑːvəˌnjuː) /
a woman who, having risen socially or economically, is considered to be an upstart or to lack the appropriate refinement for her new position
of or characteristic of a parvenue
Origin of parvenue
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How to use parvenue in a sentence
It is at any rate happier than that of the parvenue, unless the mere fact of being arrivée confers any special enjoyment.
Town Life in Australia | R. E. N. (Richard) Twopeny"Gentlemen have so much more liberty than we ladies have," says Mrs. parvenue.
The Verbalist | Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)Cette nouvelle tant parvenue Hadjadj, il rpondit: 'Me voil.'
Do you acknowledge yourself a parvenue that you rejoice at the entrance of any one special person into your doors?
The Sword of Damocles | Anna Katharine GreenAnd yet there was about her always and under all circumstances, an indescribable flavor of the parvenue.
Other People's Money | Emile Gaboriau
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