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- [uhn-bi-kuhm-ing]
- /ˌʌn bɪˈkʌm ɪŋ/
- /ˌʌn.bɪˈkʌm.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uhn-bi-kuhm-ing]
- /ˌʌn bɪˈkʌm ɪŋ/
Definitions of unbecoming word
- adjective unbecoming detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language. 1
- adjective unbecoming not attractive, inappropriate 1
- adjective unbecoming If you describe things such as clothes as unbecoming, you mean that they look unattractive. 0
- adjective unbecoming If you describe a person's behaviour or remarks as unbecoming, you mean that they are shocking and unsuitable for that person. 0
- adjective unbecoming unsuitable or inappropriate, esp through being unattractive 0
- adjective unbecoming not proper or seemly (for) 0
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Origin of unbecoming
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; un-1 + becoming
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Parts of speech for Unbecoming
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unbecoming popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
unbecoming usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unbecoming
adj unbecoming
- at odds — If someone is at odds with someone else, or if two people are at odds, they are disagreeing or quarrelling with each other.
- brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- crumby — full of or littered with crumbs
- down-at-heel — of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy: He is rapidly becoming a down-at-heel drifter and a drunk.
- foot-in-mouth — (of a statement) inappropriate, insensitive, or imprudent.
noun unbecoming
- gaucherie — lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness.
- immodesty — not modest in conduct, utterance, etc.; indecent; shameless.
- inappropriateness — not appropriate; not proper or suitable: an inappropriate dress for the occasion.
- inelegance — the quality or state of being inelegant; lack of elegance.
- improperness — Quality of being improper.
adjective unbecoming
- degrading — causing humiliation; debasing
- disconsonant — Not consonant; discordant.
- incorrect — not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.
- mismatched — Simple past tense and past participle of mismatch.
- mistimed — Done at an inappropriate moment; badly timed.
Antonyms for unbecoming
adj unbecoming
- appurtenant — relating, belonging, or accessory
- becoming — A piece of clothing, a colour, or a hairstyle that is becoming makes the person who is wearing it look attractive.
- befitting — proper or right; suitable
- beseeming — to be fit for or worthy of; become: conduct that beseems a gentleman.
- condign — (esp of a punishment) fitting; deserved
adjective unbecoming
- flattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
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