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nouveau riche

nou·veau riche
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noo-voh reesh; French noo-voh reesh]
    • /ˈnu voʊ ˈriʃ; French nu voʊ ˈriʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noo-voh reesh; French noo-voh reesh]
    • /ˈnu voʊ ˈriʃ; French nu voʊ ˈriʃ/

Definitions of nouveau riche words

  • noun plural nouveau riche a person who is newly rich: the ostentation of the nouveaux riches of the 1920s. 1
  • noun nouveau riche sb newly wealthy, social climber 1
  • adjective nouveau riche newly wealthy 1
  • noun plural nouveau riche The nouveaux riches are people who have only recently become rich and who have tastes and manners that some people consider vulgar. 0
  • adjective nouveau riche Nouveau-riche means belonging or relating to the nouveaux riches. 0
  • noun nouveau riche a person who has acquired wealth recently and is regarded as vulgarly ostentatious or lacking in social graces 0
See all 8 definitions of nouveau riche

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Origin of nouveau riche

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
1805-15; < French: new rich (person)

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Parts of speech for Nouveau riche

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Nouveau riche

nouveau riche popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for nouveau riche

noun nouveau riche

  • monied — moneyed.
  • haves — The wealthy or privileged, contrasted to those who are poor or deprived: the have nots.
All 2 Synonyms of nouveau riche

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