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Dictionary: un·be·com·ing   (ŭn'bĭ-kŭm'ĭng) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Not appropriate, attractive, or flattering: an unbecoming dress.
  2. Not in accord with the standards implied by one's character or position: conduct unbecoming an officer. See synonyms at improper.
unbecomingly un'be·com'ing·ly adv.

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Thesaurus: unbecoming
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adjective

  1. Not suited to circumstances: improper, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, inept, malapropos, unapt, unbefitting, unfit, unseemly, unsuitable. Idioms: out of place. See agree/disagree, usual/unusual.
  2. Lacking style and good taste: inelegant, tasteless. Informal tacky2. See style/good style/bad style.
  3. Not in keeping with conventional mores: immodest, improper, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, naughty, unbefitting, unseemly, untoward. Idioms: out of line. See usual/unusual.

Antonyms: unbecoming
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adj

Definition: improper, unsuitable
Antonyms: acceptable, becoming, fitting, proper, seemly, suitable


WordNet: unbecoming
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: considered inappropriate for or unattractive on a particular person

Meaning #2: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
  Synonyms: indecent, indecorous, uncomely, unseemly, untoward


Translations: Unbecoming
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - usømmelig, upassende, uklædelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
niet (goed) staand/ passend, ongepast

Français (French)
adj. - difficile à porter, peu seyant, inconvenant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unschicklich, unvorteilhaft, unschön

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανάρμοστος, αταίριαστος

Italiano (Italian)
sconveniente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inconveniente

Русский (Russian)
неподходящий, неприличный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - indecoroso, impropio, indigno, que no sienta bien

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - opassande, missklädsam

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不适合的, 不相配的, 不得体的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不適合的, 不相配的, 不得體的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 어울리지 않는, 보기 흉한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不似合いな, 不穏当な, 見苦しい, 似合わない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير لائق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא יאה, לא הולם, לא מתאים‬


 
 
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