becoming

Adjective

Synonyms: comely comme il faut decent decorous seemly

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

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”Synonyms: comely comme il faut decent decorous seemly
displaying or setting off to best advantage“a becoming new shade of rose”“a becoming portrait”

Webster's Dictionary (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]

Becoming \Be*com"ing\, n. That which is becoming or appropriate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

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]