BECOMING
Dictionary entry overview: What does becoming mean? • BECOMING (adjective)
The adjective BECOMING has 2 senses:
1. according with custom or propriety
2. displaying or setting off to best advantage
Familiarity information: BECOMING used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BECOMING (adjective)
Meaning:
According with custom or propriety
Synonyms:
becoming; comely; comme il faut; seemly; decent; decorous
Context examples:
her becoming modesty / comely behavior / it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money / a decent burial / seemly behavior
Similar:
proper (marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness)
Meaning:
Displaying or setting off to best advantage
Context examples:
a becoming new shade of rose / a becoming portrait
Similar:
flattering (showing or representing to advantage)
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