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nouveau riche

/ˌnuːvəʊ ˈriːʃ/noun

उच्चारण नूवो रीश

नव-धनाढ्य, नए-नए अमीर बने लोग (जो दिखावा करें)

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nounnouveaux riches
  1. 1

    [the nouveau riche, plural] disapproving

    people who have recently become rich and who like to show their wealth in a very obvious way

    नव-धनाढ्य, नए-नए अमीर बने लोग (जो दिखावा करें)

    • The new hotel is popular with the nouveau riche.
    • The nouveaux riches bought up the old palaces.

    Synonyms parvenus upstarts new money

    Opposite old money aristocracy

adjective
  1. 1

    disapproving

    typical of people who have recently become rich and like to show their wealth

    नव-धनाढ्य जैसा, दिखावटी अमीरी वाला

    • their nouveau riche lifestyle
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

parvenus upstarts new money

Antonyms

old money aristocracy

⌂Word origin and word building

From French, meaning 'new rich'.

यह French से है, जिसका अर्थ है 'नया अमीर'।

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One-word substitution

A person who has recently become rich and shows off their wealth is nouveau riche or a parvenu.

हाल ही में अमीर बना और अपनी दौलत का दिखावा करने वाला व्यक्ति nouveau riche या parvenu कहलाता है।