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befitting

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /bi??f?t.??/
  • (US) IPA(key): /b??f?t.??/
  • Rhymes: -?t??

Verb

befitting

  1. present participle of befit

Adjective

befitting (comparative more befitting, superlative most befitting)

  1. appropriate, becoming
    He moved with a befitting grace.

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unbecoming

English

Etymology

From un- +? becoming. Compare Middle English unbicomelich (unbecoming).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??nb??k?m??/

Adjective

unbecoming (comparative more unbecoming, superlative most unbecoming)

  1. Not flattering, attractive or appropriate.
    She wore a rather unbecoming hairstyle.
  2. Not in keeping with the expected standards of one's position.
    He was accused of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.

Synonyms

  • unsuitable
  • unfit
  • indecent
  • indecorous
  • improper

Antonyms

  • becoming
  • befitting
  • suiting

Related terms

  • unbecomingly
  • unbecomingness

Translations

Verb

unbecoming

  1. present participle of unbecome

Noun

unbecoming (plural unbecomings)

  1. The process by which something unbecomes.

Further reading

  • unbecoming in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • unbecoming in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • unbecoming at OneLook Dictionary Search

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