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Definition parvenu

Etymology

Borrowed from French parvenu, past participle of parvenir, from Latin perveni? (“arrive, reach”).

See also parvenue f. Parvenu/parvenue is one of the few words in English which have two forms distinguished according to gender.

Noun

parvenu (plural parvenus)

  1. A 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.

Adjective

parvenu (not comparable)

  1. Being a parvenu; also, like, having the characteristics of, or associated with a parvenu.

Results 114 Words with the letters PARVENU

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15 letter words with the letters PARVENU ↑
OVERPERSUASIONS 24
OVERPOPULATIONS 28
OVERSPECULATING 30
OVERSPECULATION 28
PREDEVALUATIONS 26
SUPERELEVATIONS 25
SUPERINDIVIDUAL 28
SUPERLATIVENESS 25
SUPEROVULATIONS 26
14 letter words with the letters PARVENU ↑
OVERPERSUADING 26
OVERPERSUASION 23
OVERPOPULATING 29
OVERPOPULATION 27
PERSUASIVENESS 23
PICORNAVIRUSES 26
PREDEVALUATION 25
PULVERIZATIONS 33
SUPERELEVATING 26
SUPERELEVATION 24
SUPEROVULATING 27
SUPEROVULATION 25
UNAPPRECIATIVE 29
VAPOROUSNESSES 23
13 letter words with the letters PARVENU ↑
PERADVENTURES 23
PULVERIZATION 32
UNCOOPERATIVE 25
VITUPERATIONS 22
12 letter words with the letters PARVENU ↑
INTERPLUVIAL 23
PERADVENTURE 22
UNPERSUASIVE 22
VAPOROUSNESS 21
VITUPERATING 23
VITUPERATION 21
11 letter words with the letters PARVENU ↑
PURVEYANCES 25
10 letter words with the letters PARVENU ↑
PURVEYANCE 24
SUPERNOVAE 19
SUPERNOVAS 19
UNAPPROVED 23
UNPROVABLE 23
9 letter words with the letters PARVENU ↑
SUPERNOVA 18
8 letter words with the letters PARVENU ↑
PARVENUE 17
PARVENUS 17
7 letter words with the letters PARVENU ↑
PARVENU 16
5 letter words with the letters PARVENU ↑
ARPEN 9
PAREU 9
PARVE 12
PAVER 12
PRUNE 10
RAVEN 10
4 letter words with the letters PARVENU ↑
APER 7
AVER 8
EARN 5
NAPE 8
NAVE 9
NEAP 8
NEAR 5
PANE 8
PARE 7
PAVE 11
PEAN 8
PEAR 7
PERV 11
PRAU 8
PUNA 9
PURE 8
RAPE 7
RAVE 8
REAP 7
RUNE 6
UREA 5
UVEA 9
VANE 9
VENA 9
VERA 8
3 letter words with the letters PARVENU ↑
ANE 4
APE 6
ARE 3
AVE 7
EAR 3
EAU 4
ERA 3
ERN 4
NAE 4
NAP 7
PAN 7
PAR 6
PEA 6
PEN 7
PER 6
PUN 8
PUR 7
RAN 4
RAP 6
REP 6
REV 7
RUE 4
RUN 5
URN 5
VAN 8
VAR 7
VAU 8
2 letter words with the letters PARVENU ↑
AE 2
AN 3
AR 2
EN 3
ER 2
NA 3
NE 3
NU 4
PA 5
PE 5
RE 2
UN 4
UP 6

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