noun🔗ShareA person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, rights, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class."Even with his new mansion and expensive car, the self-made millionaire remained a parvenu in the eyes of the old-money families, who still considered him an outsider. "personsocietyculturecharacterpositionvalueattitudehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBeing a parvenu; also, like, having the characteristics of, or associated with a parvenu."His parvenu spending habits, like buying a diamond-encrusted dog collar, suggested he was still trying to prove his new wealth. "societycharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
