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Dictionary: be·com·ing   (bĭ-kŭm'ĭng) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Appropriate, suitable, or proper.
  2. Pleasing or attractive to the eye.
becomingly be·com'ing·ly adv.
becomingness be·com'ing·ness n.
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Thesaurus: becoming
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adjective

  1. Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place: appropriate, apt, befitting, correct, felicitous, fit, fitting, happy, meet, proper, right, tailor-made. See right/wrong.
  2. Conforming to accepted standards: befitting, comely, comme il faut, correct, decent, decorous, de rigueur, nice, proper, respectable, right, seemly. See courtesy/discourtesy.
  3. Pleasingly suited to the wearer: attractive, flattering. See beautiful/ugly.

 
Antonyms: becoming
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Definition: flattering
Antonyms: indecorous, tasteless, ugly, unattractive, unbecoming, unfitting, unsuitable

adj

Definition: suitable; appropriate
Antonyms: improper, inappropriate, unbecoming, unfitting, unseemly, unsuitable


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Looks well on.

pronunciation That embroidered gown is very becoming on her.

 
Misspellings: becoming
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Common misspelling(s) of becoming

  • becomming

 
Translations: Becoming
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - klædelig, passende

Nederlands (Dutch)
flatteus, gepast

Français (French)
adj. - convenable, bienséant, décent, qui va bien, seyant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kleidsam, vorteilhaft, geziemend, schicklich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ταιριαστός, αρμόζων, (για ρούχα κ.λπ.) κολακευτικός, που πηγαίνει

Italiano (Italian)
che dona, lusinghiero, conveniente, adatto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - conveniente, vistoso

Русский (Russian)
подходящий, соответствующий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - favorecedor, apropiado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - passande, klädsam

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
合适的, 适宜的, 有吸引力的, 好看的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 合適的, 適宜的, 有吸引力的, 好看的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 잘 어울리는, 적합한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ふさわしい, 適切な, 似合う
n. - 適当のもの, 生成

idioms:

  • becoming aware    気づく
  • becoming briny    塩からくなること

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لائق, مناسب, جذاب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נאה, הולם, יאה‬


 
 
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