[pahr-vuh-noo, -nyoo, pahr-vuh-noo, -nyoo] 
| 1. | a person who has recently or suddenly acquired wealth, importance, position, or the like, but has not yet developed the conventionally appropriate manners, dress, surroundings, etc. |
| 2. | being or resembling a parvenu. |
| 3. | characteristic of a parvenu. |
| par·ve·nu (pär'və-nōō', -nyōō') n. A person who has suddenly risen to a higher social and economic class and has not yet gained social acceptance by others in that class. [French, from past participle of parvenir, to arrive, from Latin pervenīre : per, through; see per1 in Indo-European roots + venīre, to come; see gwā- in Indo-European roots.] par've·nu' adj. |
| Main Entry: | parvenu |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | pertaining to a recent rise in wealth or position |
| Etymology: | Latin per 'through' + venire 'to come' |
| Main Entry: | parvenu |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a person who has suddenly attained wealth or position but has not yet gained acceptance in the upper class; also, an upstart who has not yet gained the manner associated with this new position |
| Etymology: | Latin per 'through' + venire 'to come' |
vəˌnu