Grep of noun upstart
upstart
Overview of noun upstart
The noun upstart has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. upstart -- (an arrogant or presumptuous person)
2. upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche -- (a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class)
Overview of adj upstart
The adj upstart has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart -- (characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position)
Antonyms of adj upstart
1 sense of upstart
Sense 1
nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart(postnominal)
INDIRECT (VIA pretentious) -> unpretentious
Similarity of adj upstart
1 sense of upstart
Sense 1
nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart(postnominal)
=> pretentious (vs. unpretentious)
Attributes of adj upstart
Familiarity of adj upstart
upstart used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj upstart
upstart
Overview of noun upstart
The noun upstart has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. upstart -- (an arrogant or presumptuous person)
2. upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche -- (a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class)
Overview of adj upstart
The adj upstart has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart -- (characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position)
upstart definition
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