English Explanatory Dictionary

parvenue

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Female equivalent of parvenu.

Word forms

parvenue parvenues

Etymology

Borrowed from French parvenue, feminine past participle of parvenir (“to arrive”), learned borrowing from Latin parvenire, from per- (“through”) + venire (“to come”).

Synonyms

parvenuess
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