Definition of: becoming

(bi·kum′ing) adjective
1. Appropriate; suitable.
2. Pleasing; adorning.
—be·com′· ing·ly adverb
—be·com′ing·ness noun Synonyms: befitting, beseeming, comely, congruous, decent, decorous, fit, fitting, graceful, meet, neat, proper, seemly, suitable, worthy. That is becoming in dress which suits the complexion, figure, and other qualities of the wearer, so as to produce a pleasing effect. That is decent which does not offend modesty or propriety. That is suitable which is adapted to the age, station, situation, and other circumstances of the wearer. In conduct much the same rules apply. The dignity and gravity of a patriarch would not be becoming to a child; at a funeral lively, cheery sociability would not be decorous, while noisy hilarity would not be decent. Meet now expresses chiefly a moral fitness; as, meet for heaven. Compare APPROPRIATE. Antonyms: awkward, ill-becoming, ill-fitting, improper, indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, unfit, unseemly, unsuitable.