vieux riche

/vjø ʁiʃ/UK/ˌvjəʊ ˈɹiːʃ/US/ˌvjoʊ ˈɹiʃ/US/ˌvjoʊ ˈɹɪtʃ/

noun

Old money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are inherited, and who are therefore perceived to have refinement and good breeding.

Opposite
nouveau riche
OriginFrench vieux riche →
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Meanings

nounvieux riche (plural vieux riches)

plural vieux riches

  1. Old money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are inherited, and who are therefore perceived to have refinement and good breeding.

    Antonyms: nouveau riche

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOld money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are inherited, and who are therefore perceived to have refinement and good breeding.

Opposite
nouveau riche
Also see
old money

Origin

  1. Frenchvieux riche
  2. Englishvieux riche

Borrowed from French vieux riche (literally “[the] old rich”).

More words from French

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Translations

Afrikaans oud geld
  • oud geldold money
Arabic أصحاب الثروة التقليدية
  • أصحاب الثروة التقليديةold money
Bengali পুরাতন ধনী
  • পুরাতন ধনী (puraton dhoni)old money
Catalan vell ric
  • vell ricold money
Czech staré peníze, šlechtický původ
  • staré penízeold money
  • šlechtický původold money
  • šlechta s dlouhou tradicíold money
Esperanto malnovriĉulo, malnova mono
  • malnovriĉuloold money
  • malnova monoold money
French vieux riche
  • vieux richeold money
German Altereicher
  • Altereicherold money
Greek παλιά αριστοκρατία, παλιά ευγενής τάξη
  • παλιά αριστοκρατία (paliá aristokratía)old money
  • παλιά ευγενής τάξη (paliá evgenís táxi)old money
Hebrew כֶּסֶף יָשָׁן
  • כֶּסֶף יָשָׁן (késef yashán)old money
Hindi ज़मींदार
  • ज़मींदार (zamīndār)old money
Hungarian öreg pénz
  • öreg pénzold money
Icelandic gamallríkur maður, gamallríkur kona
  • gamallríkur maðurold money
  • gamallríkur konaold money
Indonesian orang kaya lama, turun-temurun
  • orang kaya lamaold money
  • turun-temurunold money
  • turunan kekayaanold money
Irish sean-airgead
  • sean-airgeadold money
Japanese 世襲財閥
  • 世襲財閥 (seshū zaibatsu)old money
Korean 옛돈
  • 옛돈 (yetdon)old money
Persian أصحاب الثروة التقليدية
  • أصحاب الثروة التقليديةold money
Polish stara szlachta, zamożni dziedzice
  • stara szlachtaold money
  • zamożni dziedziceold money
Portuguese velho rico
  • velho ricoold money
Russian дворянское происхождение, старые деньги
  • дворянское происхождение (dvorjanskoje proisxoždenije)old money
  • старые деньги (staryje denʹgi)old money
  • старые семьи (staryje semʹi)old money
Spanish viejo rico
  • viejo ricoold money
Turkish eski para, soylu kökenli
  • eski paraold money
  • soylu kökenliold money
Vietnamese trâm anh thế phiệt, giàu có truyền thống
  • trâm anh thế phiệtold money
  • giàu có truyền thốngold money
  • giàu có lâu dàiold money
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