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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
parvenue is an adjective meaning "characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position". It carries 2 recorded senses.
characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
of or characteristic of a parvenu
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for parvenue come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.