'Becoming' definitions:
Definition of 'becoming'
(from WordNet)
adjective
According with custom or propriety; "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" [syn: becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly]
adjective
Displaying or setting off to best advantage; "a becoming new shade of rose"; "a becoming portrait"
Definition of 'Becoming'
From: GCIDE
- Become \Be*come"\, v. i. [imp. Became; p. p. Become; p. pr. & vb. n. Becoming.] [OE. bicumen, becumen, AS. becuman to come to, to happen; akin to D. bekomen, OHG.a piqu["e]man, Goth. biquiman to come upon, G. bekommen to get, suit. See Be-, and Come.]
- 1. To pass from one state to another; to enter into some state or condition, by a change from another state, or by assuming or receiving new properties or qualities, additional matter, or a new character. [1913 Webster]
- The Lord God . . . breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. --Gen. ii. 7. [1913 Webster]
- That error now which is become my crime. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To come; to get. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- But, madam, where is Warwick then become! --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- To become of, to be the present state or place of; to be the fate of; to be the end of; to be the final or subsequent condition of. [1913 Webster]
- What is then become of so huge a multitude? --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Becoming'
From: GCIDE
- Becoming \Be*com"ing\, n. That which is becoming or appropriate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Becoming'
From: GCIDE
- Becoming \Be*com"ing\, a. Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting. [1913 Webster]
- A low and becoming tone. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Formerly sometimes followed by of. [1913 Webster]
- Such discourses as are becoming of them. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Seemly; comely; decorous; decent; proper. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'becoming'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a propos,
- ad rem,
- adapted,
- advantageous,
- advisable,
- agreeable,
- amply endowed,
- applicable,
- apposite,
- appropriate,
- apropos,
- apt,
- attractive,
- beautifying,
- befitting,
- bonny,
- braw,
- built,
- built for comfort,
- buxom,
- callipygian,
- callipygous,
- chic,
- civil,
- comely,
- comme il faut,
- condign,
- conforming,
- congruous,
- convenient,
- correct,
- curvaceous,
- curvy,
- decent,
- decorous,
- delicate,
- desirable,
- dovetailing,
- elegant,
- enhancing,
- expedient,
- fair,
- fashionable,
- favorable,
- feasible,
- felicitous,
- fetching,
- fit,
- fitted,
- fitten,
- fitting,
- flattering,
- fructuous,
- geared,
- genteel,
- goddess-like,
- good,
- good-looking,
- goodly,
- happy,
- Junoesque,
- just,
- just right,
- likely,
- lovely to behold,
- meet,
- meshing,
- modest,
- nice,
- on the button,
- opportune,
- pat,
- personable,
- pleasing,
- pneumatic,
- politic,
- presentable,
- profitable,
- proper,
- qualified,
- recommendable,
- relevant,
- right,
- rightful,
- seasonable,
- seemly,
- shapely,
- sightly,
- slender,
- sortable,
- stacked,
- statuesque,
- stylish,
- suitable,
- suited,
- suiting,
- tailored,
- tasteful,
- timely,
- to be desired,
- to the point,
- to the purpose,
- urbane,
- useful,
- well-built,
- well-favored,
- well-formed,
- well-made,
- well-proportioned,
- well-shaped,
- well-stacked,
- well-timed,
- wise,
- worthwhile