English
Detailed Synonyms for nouveau-riche in English
nouveau-riche:
nouveau-riche adj
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nouveau-riche
– characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position 1parvenu; upstart; parvenue; nouveau-riche– characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position 1-
parvenu adj
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upstart adj
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parvenue adj
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nouveau-riche adj
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nouveau-riche [the ~] noun
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the nouveau-riche
– a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class 1the parvenu; the upstart; the arriviste; the nouveau-riche– a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class 1