different between becoming vs conventional

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /b??k?m??/, /b??k?m???/
• (US) IPA^(key): /b??k?m??/

• Rhymes: -?m??

Verb

becoming

1. present participle of become

Noun

becoming (usually uncountable, plural becomings)

1. (chiefly philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes.

Translations

Adjective

becoming (comparative more becoming, superlative most becoming)

1. pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful
2. decent, respectable

Antonyms

• unbecoming

Translations

English

Etymology

convention +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?v?n??n?l/

Adjective

conventional (comparative more conventional, superlative most conventional)

1. Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
2. Ordinary, commonplace.
3. Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.
4. (weaponry) Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction.
5. (agriculture) Making use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
6. (bridge) In accordance with a bidding convention, as opposed to a natural bid.

Synonyms

• (pertaining to a convention): typical, canonical
• (banal): stereotypical

Antonyms

• (pertaining to a convention): atypical, out of the ordinary, unconventional
• (ordinary): imaginative
• (weapons): nuclear
• (agriculture): organic
• (bridge): natural

Derived terms

Related terms

• convention

Translations

Noun

conventional (plural conventionals)

1. (finance) A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.

Further reading

• "conventional" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 80.