Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

new-rich

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables: new-rich
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having only recently become wealthy; nouveau riche.

Example Sentences

"For Haus Wachenfeld was only a modest country house, a big Bavarian chalet which today would be looked at askance by a new-rich shopkeeper."

Questions

What does new-rich mean?: Having only recently become wealthy; nouveau riche.

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