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becoming
adjective
1 becoming
According with custom or propriety:
— Her becoming modesty.
synonyms: comely, comme il faut, decorous, seemly.
Roget 23:
agreeing,
suiting
etc.
v.;
in accord,
accordant,
concordant,
consonant,
congruous,
consentaneous†,
correspondent,
congenial;
coherent;
becoming;
harmonious reconcilable,
conformable;
in accordance with,
in harmony with,
in keeping with,
in unison with,
etc.
n.;
at one with,
of one mind,
of a piece [Fr.];
consistent,
compatible,
proportionate;
commensurate;
on all fours.
apt,
apposite,
pertinent,
pat;
to the point,
to the purpose;
happy,
felicitous,
germane,
ad rem [Lat.],
in point,
on point,
directly on point,
bearing upon,
applicable,
relevant,
admissible.
fit adapted,
in loco,
a propos [Fr.],
appropriate,
seasonable,
sortable,
suitable,
idoneous†,
deft;
meet
etc.
(expedient)
646.
at home,
in one's proper element.
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Roget 646:
expedient;
desirable,
advisable,
acceptable;
convenient;
worth while,
meet;
fit,
fitting;
due,
proper,
eligible,
seemly,
becoming;
befitting
etc.
v.;
opportune
etc.
(in season)
134;
in loco;
suitable
etc.
(accordant)
23;
applicable
etc.
(useful)
644.
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Roget 845:
beautiful,
beauteous;
handsome;
gorgeous;
pretty;
lovely,
graceful,
elegant,
prepossessing;
attractive
etc.
(inviting)
615;
delicate,
dainty,
refined;
fair,
personable,
comely,
seemly;
bonny [Scot.];
good-looking;
well-favored,
well-made,
well-formed,
well-proportioned;
proper,
shapely;
symmetrical
etc.
(regular)
242;
harmonious
etc.
(color)
428;
sightly.
fit to be seen,
passable,
not amiss.
goodly,
dapper,
tight,
jimp†;
gimp;
janty†,
jaunty;
trig,
natty,
quaint,
trim,
tidy,
neat,
spruce,
smart,
tricksy†.
bright,
bright eyed;
rosy cheeked,
cherry cheeked;
rosy,
ruddy;
blooming,
in full bloom.
brilliant,
shining;
beamy†,
beaming;
sparkling,
splendid,
resplendent,
dazzling,
glowing;
glossy,
sleek.
rich,
superb,
magnificent,
grand,
fine,
sublime,
showy,
specious.
artistic,
artistical†;
aesthetic;
picturesque,
pictorial;
fait a peindre [Fr.];
well-composed,
well grouped,
well varied;
curious.
enchanting
etc.
(pleasure-giving)
829;
becoming
etc.
(accordant)
23;
ornamental
etc.
847.
undeformed,
undefaced,
unspotted;
spotless
etc.
(perfect)
650.
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Roget 847:
ornamented,
beautified
etc.
v.;
ornate,
rich,
gilt,
begilt†,
tesselated,
festooned;
champleve [Fr.],
cloisonne,
topiary.
smart,
gay,
trickly†,
flowery,
glittering;
new gilt,
new spangled;
fine as a Mayday queen,
fine as a fivepence†,
fine as a carrot fresh scraped;
pranked out,
bedight†,
well-groomed.
in full dress
etc.
(fashion)
852;
dressed to kill,
dressed to the nines,
dressed to advantage;
in Sunday best,
en grand tenue [Fr.],
en grande toilette [Fr.];
in best bib and tucker,
endimanche [Fr.].
showy,
flashy;
gaudy
etc.
(vulgar)
851;
garish,
gairish†;
gorgeous.
ornamental,
decorative;
becoming
etc.
(accordant)
23.
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Roget 924:
having a right to
etc.
v.;
entitled to;
claiming;
deserving,
meriting,
worthy of.
privileged,
allowed,
sanctioned,
warranted,
authorized;
ordained,
prescribed,
constitutional,
chartered,
enfranchised.
prescriptive,
presumptive;
absolute,
indefeasible;
unalienable,
inalienable;
imprescriptible†,
inviolable,
unimpeachable,
unchallenged;
sacrosanct.
due to,
merited,
deserved,
condign,
richly deserved.
allowable
etc.
(permitted)
760;
lawful,
licit,
legitimate,
legal;
legalized
etc.
(law)
963.
square,
unexceptionable,
right;
equitable
etc.
922;
due,
en r gle;
fit,
fitting;
correct,
proper,
meet,
befitting,
becoming,
seemly;
decorous;
creditable,
up to the mark,
right as a trivet;
just the thing,
quite the thing;
selon les r gles [Fr.].
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2 becoming
Displaying or setting off to best advantage.
Polish: twarzowy
Moby thesaurus: Junoesque, 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, 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 ... show more.
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