well-becomingadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlbᵻˈkʌmɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlbəˈkəmɪŋ/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and becoming adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., becoming adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + becoming adj. Compare well-beseeming adj.

Now rare.

Highly befitting or appropriate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > fitting or proper > very

well-beseeminga1492

well-becoming1530

well-befitting1603

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 329/1 Well becommyng, bien aduenant.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Bienseant,..well-beseeming, well-becomming.

1662 P. Gunning Paschal or Lent-Fast 44 This is the wel-becoming order which all Churches..do observe.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xi, in tr. Virgil Wks. 541 A well becoming, but a weak Relief.

1749 Universal Mag. Jan. 15/2 It is a well-becoming zeal to prefer religion before our own affairs.

1781 H. Downman tr. Voltaire Death of Caesar ii. iv, in tr. Voltaire Dramatic Wks. I. 342 Cæsar feign'd A well-becoming modesty, and blush'd.

1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad I. ii. 102 On the brow of the industrious crofter..we may yet see the well-becoming pride..that, in the fifteenth century, took the honours and distinctions of France as a natural right.

1903 J. W. Foster Amer. Diplomacy in Orient vi. 173 He at all times during his mission evinced a laudable ambition, but it was tempered with a well-becoming degree of reserve.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-becoming
释义	well-becomingadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlbᵻˈkʌmɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌwɛlbəˈkəmɪŋ/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and becoming adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., becoming adj. Etymology: < well adv. + becoming adj. Compare well-beseeming adj. Now rare. Highly befitting or appropriate. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > fitting or proper > very well-beseeminga1492 well-becoming1530 well-befitting1603 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 329/1 Well becommyng, bien aduenant. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Bienseant,..well-beseeming, well-becomming. 1662 P. Gunning Paschal or Lent-Fast 44 This is the wel-becoming order which all Churches..do observe. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xi, in tr. Virgil Wks. 541 A well becoming, but a weak Relief. 1749 Universal Mag. Jan. 15/2 It is a well-becoming zeal to prefer religion before our own affairs. 1781 H. Downman tr. Voltaire Death of Caesar ii. iv, in tr. Voltaire Dramatic Wks. I. 342 Cæsar feign'd A well-becoming modesty, and blush'd. 1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad I. ii. 102 On the brow of the industrious crofter..we may yet see the well-becoming pride..that, in the fifteenth century, took the honours and distinctions of France as a natural right. 1903 J. W. Foster Amer. Diplomacy in Orient vi. 173 He at all times during his mission evinced a laudable ambition, but it was tempered with a well-becoming degree of reserve. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1530
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