But the favourite's power and influence provoke intense ill-feeling among other courtiers, who regard him as a sinister, usurping parvenu with ideas above his station, or perhaps even a sorcerer.
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Parvenu
/ˈpɑɹ.və.nju/
Synonyms for "parvenu" (114 found)
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gate-crashergreenhorngroundlingguttersnipehooliganill-bred fellowimmigrantintruderintrusiveloobyloutlow fellowman of meansman of substanceman of wealthmillionairemodernmodern generationmodern manmodernist
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neoterismneoteristnew arrivalnew boynew generationnew mannewcomernewly-richnouveau richenouveau roturiernouveau-richenovus homoparvenuepeasantphilistinepig in cloverplutocratrecruitribaldrich man
Noun(9 words)
Adjective(3 words)
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10 entriesnew moneynouveau richeparvenu aestheticsparvenu classparvenu rhetoricparvenu statusparvenu tastesparvenu wealthsocial climberupstart figure
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Loss of money is far the worst, then comes ill-health, and then loss of reputation; loss of reputation is a bad third, for, if a man keeps health and money unimpaired, it will be generally found that his loss of reputation is due to breaches of parvenu conventions only, and not to violations of those older, better established canons whose authority is unquestionable.
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The Progressives were of the educated middle class, angry at the rule of parvenu financiers and industrialists.
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The majority of the adults, however, viewed Luisa Santiaga as the precious jewel of a rich and powerful family whom a parvenu telegraph operator was courting not for love but self-interest.
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