adj
Meaning 1
Not flattering, attractive or appropriate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- She wore a rather unbecoming hairstyle.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unbecoming
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ/
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adj
Meaning 2
Not in keeping with the expected standards of one's position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He was accused of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The process by which something unbecomes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of unbecome
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- was buried with indecent haste
- indecorous behavior
- language unbecoming to a lady
- unseemly to use profanity
- moved to curb their untoward ribaldry
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: indecent, indecorous, uncomely, unseemly, untoward
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From un- + becoming. Compare Middle English unbicomelich (“unbecoming”). Equal to unbecome + -ing
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: неподходящ (nepodhodjašt) — not attractive
- Dutch: onflatteus — not attractive
- Dutch: onaantrekkelijk — not attractive
- Finnish: mauton — not attractive
- German: wenig schmeichelhaft — not attractive
- German: unschmeichelhaft — not attractive
- German: unschön — not attractive
- German: unangebracht — not attractive
- German: unpassend — not attractive
- German: wenig anziehend — not attractive
- Māori: hake — not attractive
- Spanish: poco favorecedor — not attractive
- Spanish: nada favorecedor — not attractive
- Bulgarian: несъответстващ (nesǎotvetstvašt) — not in keeping with expected standards
- Dutch: ongepast — not in keeping with expected standards
- Dutch: onbetamelijk — not in keeping with expected standards
- Finnish: sopimaton — not in keeping with expected standards
- German: ungebührlich — not in keeping with expected standards
- German: ungehörig — not in keeping with expected standards
- Ancient Greek: ἀπρεπής (aprepḗs) — not in keeping with expected standards
- Hindi: अशोभनीय (aśobhnīya) — not in keeping with expected standards
- Latin: indecens — not in keeping with expected standards