different between unbecoming vs odious

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

English

Etymology

From Middle English odious, from Old French odieus, from Latin odi?sus, from odium (“hate”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???.di.?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?o?.di.?s/
• Rhymes: -??di?s

Adjective

odious (comparative more odious, superlative most odious)

1. Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.

   Scrubbing the toilet is an odious task.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "odious" is often applied: debt, man, character, crime, task, comparison, woman, person, vice, word, act.

Synonyms

• detestable, hated, reviled, unsavory, contemptible, despicable

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• iodous