Hyphenation of parvenue

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word parvenue? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

par-v-enue

Definitions of parvenue:

1.	Characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
2.	Of or characteristic of a parvenu

Synonyms of parvenue:

adj	nouveau-riche, parvenu, upstart, pretentious
adj	parvenu, new

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.