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On this page you'll find 2 example sentences with Parvenu. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as upstart or pretentious and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Parvenu in a sentence

Parvenu meaning

A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, privileges, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.

Synonyms of Parvenu

nouveau-riche parvenue upstart pretentious new arriviste unpleasant person disagreeable person

Related words

Other words often associated with Parvenu or its synonyms:

novel overblown newfound modern tasteless pontifical fresh grandiloquent late arty grandiose young

Using Parvenu

  • The main meaning on this page is: A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, privileges, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.
  • Useful related words include: nouveau-riche, parvenue, upstart, pretentious.
  • In the example corpus, parvenu often appears in combinations such as: the parvenu.

Context around Parvenu

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

newcomers 1× millionaire 1×

Sentence patterns with Parvenu

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

of the parvenu millionaire in 1× the parvenu newcomers full 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in the massarenes 1× the parvenu newcomers 1×

Common sentence endings:

smart london society 1× the burgeoning city 1×

Words around Parvenu

Just before it in the word index:

parvensky 3 parveen 16 parve 2 parvati 32 parvathy 11 parvathipuram 2

Just after it in the word index:

parvesh 9 parvez 20 parvin 10 parvinchiha 2 parvinder 5 parvis 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Parvenu

  • In this selection, "parvenu" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, newcomers and millionaire stand out and add context to how "parvenu" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of the parvenu millionaire in and the parvenu newcomers full. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "parvenu" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with parvenu

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In 'The Massarenes' (1897) she gave a lurid picture of the parvenu millionaire in smart London society. (17 words)

The parvenu newcomers, full of the hunger and fervour they brought with them, began to make some serious inroads in the social and financial fabric of the burgeoning city. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

The parvenu newcomers, full of the hunger and fervour they brought with them, began to make some serious inroads in the social and financial fabric of the burgeoning city. (29 words)

In 'The Massarenes' (1897) she gave a lurid picture of the parvenu millionaire in smart London society. (17 words)

Example sentences (2)

The parvenu newcomers, full of the hunger and fervour they brought with them, began to make some serious inroads in the social and financial fabric of the burgeoning city.

In 'The Massarenes' (1897) she gave a lurid picture of the parvenu millionaire in smart London society.

Common combinations with parvenu

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "parvenu" in a sentence?
An example: "The parvenu newcomers, full of the hunger and fervour they brought with them, began to make some serious inroads in the social and financial fabric of the burgeoning city." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "parvenu" from authentic English texts.
What does "parvenu" mean?
Parvenu means: A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, privileges, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.
What are synonyms of "parvenu"?
Common synonyms of "parvenu" include: nouveau-riche, parvenue, upstart, pretentious, new, arriviste, unpleasant person, disagreeable person.
How many example sentences with "parvenu" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "parvenu", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.