unbecoming C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #28350 Meanings 1 adj Not flattering, attractive or appropriate. She wore a rather unbecoming hairstyle. 2 adj Not in keeping with the expected standards of one's position. He was accused of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. 3 noun The process by which something unbecomes. By tracing the turns from U.S. to Japan to China, we can see that becoming American, the classic ethnic American narrative, itself opens to further becomings and unbecomings and rebecomings that address mobility and ethnicization […]. 4 adj not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society Thesaurus Synonyms 4 adj · not in keeping with... indecorous More improperindecentunfitunsuitable ↔ Opposites becomingbefittingsuiting Word family Related forms unbecominglyunbecomingness Etymology From un- + becoming. Compare Middle English unbicomelich (“unbecoming”). Equal to unbecome + -ing Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unbecoming **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 28350 ## Meanings 1. Not flattering, attractive or appropriate. 2. Not in keeping with the expected standards of one's position. 3. The process by which something unbecomes. 4. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society ## Examples - She wore a rather unbecoming hairstyle. - He was accused of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. - By tracing the turns from U.S. to Japan to China, we can see that becoming American, the classic ethnic American narrative, itself opens to further becomings and unbecomings and rebecomings that address mobility and ethnicization […]. ## Synonyms - improper - indecent - indecorous - unfit - unsuitable ## Antonyms - becoming - befitting - suiting ## Related Forms - unbecomingly - unbecomingness ## Etymology From un- + becoming. Compare Middle English unbicomelich (“unbecoming”). Equal to unbecome + -ing ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown