Definition of becoming in English:

becoming

adjectivebɪˈkʌmɪŋbəˈkəmɪŋ

1(of clothing) looking good on someone.
what a becoming dress!
Example sentencesExamples
- She did always wear a becoming light blue dress that seemed to be tailor made down to the seams.
- When Fleur remarked that Evita's hair was "very becoming worn straight and simply, she asked if I would look at pictures of her in the many ways she'd worn it."
Synonyms
flattering, fetching, attractive, lovely, pretty, handsome, stylish, elegant, chic, fashionable, comely, tasteful
US informal on fleek
1. 1.1 Suitable or appropriate.
  do not talk too much to your cousins, it's not becoming
  Example sentencesExamples
  This might be the reason for my hesitation: embarrassment, brought on by a becoming modesty.

Derivatives

becomingly

adverbbɪˈkʌmɪŋlibəˈkəmɪŋli

Her skin was flushed becomingly and her hair flowed against her back in thick silky waves of ebony.
Example sentencesExamples
- He wore his cloak and swished it behind him most becomingly.
- She had shorter graying brown hair that came down to her shoulders and curled becomingly around her face.
- She blow-dried her hair into slight waves that fell becomingly at her chest, flowing around her bare arms.
- He had a thick mane of dark hair, usually slicked back but at times becomingly tousled.

becomingness

noun bɪˈkʌmɪŋnəs

Dignified affability is the becomingness of superiority, which while it does not remove the line of distinction, does not render it painfully visible.
Example sentencesExamples
- And talking about a beneficial effect upon a woman's complexion, let me mention once again the exceeding becomingness of the new shades of blue, these being rather of the sugar-paper order of blue, but a little lighter in colour perhaps, yet having that vivid tone about it.
- Delight in the boy can only be sharpened by the pathos and irony of his condition of becomingness.
- The mode of hairdressing has a great deal to do with the becomingness of hats.
- The idea of character denies my becomingness and emphasized my beingness.
- And she should not, if she values becomingness, attempt to follow every whim of Fashion.

Rhymes

coming, forthcoming, mumming, up-and-coming

Definition of becoming in US English:

becoming

adjectivebəˈkəmiNGbəˈkəmɪŋ

1(especially of clothing) flattering a person's appearance.
what a becoming dress!
New beret? It's very becoming
Example sentencesExamples
- She did always wear a becoming light blue dress that seemed to be tailor made down to the seams.
- When Fleur remarked that Evita's hair was "very becoming worn straight and simply, she asked if I would look at pictures of her in the many ways she'd worn it."
Synonyms
flattering, fetching, attractive, lovely, pretty, handsome, stylish, elegant, chic, fashionable, comely, tasteful
1. 1.1 Decorous.
  a becoming modesty
  Example sentencesExamples
  This might be the reason for my hesitation: embarrassment, brought on by a becoming modesty.

nounbəˈkəmiNGbəˈkəmɪŋ

Philosophy

The process of coming to be something or of passing into a state.
a series of poem sketches in a state of becoming
Example sentencesExamples
- This creates ‘lines of flight’; from life itself we imagine all the becomings of life, using the human power of imagination to overcome the human ’.
- This curious narrative is not something just different, but something that leads to the discord and dread of nonidentic becomings.
- This tradition of thought on mimesis may be helpful for thinking about what is involved in the games encounter, and the partial becomings it facilitates.
- Historians of philosophy have long noted that for the Hebrews words effect and make happen - they trigger becomings - while for the Greeks the word simply ‘is.’
- Bergsonian and Deleuzian in inspiration, Massumi's approach to movement insists on the importance of passages and becomings over the fixed and static coordinates of positions.

单词	becoming
释义	Definition of becoming in English: becoming adjectivebɪˈkʌmɪŋbəˈkəmɪŋ 1(of clothing) looking good on someone. what a becoming dress! Example sentencesExamples She did always wear a becoming light blue dress that seemed to be tailor made down to the seams. When Fleur remarked that Evita's hair was "very becoming worn straight and simply, she asked if I would look at pictures of her in the many ways she'd worn it." Synonyms flattering, fetching, attractive, lovely, pretty, handsome, stylish, elegant, chic, fashionable, comely, tasteful US informal on fleek 1.1 Suitable or appropriate. do not talk too much to your cousins, it's not becoming Example sentencesExamples This might be the reason for my hesitation: embarrassment, brought on by a becoming modesty. Derivatives becomingly adverbbɪˈkʌmɪŋlibəˈkəmɪŋli Her skin was flushed becomingly and her hair flowed against her back in thick silky waves of ebony. Example sentencesExamples He wore his cloak and swished it behind him most becomingly. She had shorter graying brown hair that came down to her shoulders and curled becomingly around her face. She blow-dried her hair into slight waves that fell becomingly at her chest, flowing around her bare arms. He had a thick mane of dark hair, usually slicked back but at times becomingly tousled. becomingness noun bɪˈkʌmɪŋnəs Dignified affability is the becomingness of superiority, which while it does not remove the line of distinction, does not render it painfully visible. Example sentencesExamples And talking about a beneficial effect upon a woman's complexion, let me mention once again the exceeding becomingness of the new shades of blue, these being rather of the sugar-paper order of blue, but a little lighter in colour perhaps, yet having that vivid tone about it. Delight in the boy can only be sharpened by the pathos and irony of his condition of becomingness. The mode of hairdressing has a great deal to do with the becomingness of hats. The idea of character denies my becomingness and emphasized my beingness. And she should not, if she values becomingness, attempt to follow every whim of Fashion. Rhymes coming, forthcoming, mumming, up-and-coming Definition of becoming in US English: becoming adjectivebəˈkəmiNGbəˈkəmɪŋ 1(especially of clothing) flattering a person's appearance. what a becoming dress! New beret? It's very becoming Example sentencesExamples She did always wear a becoming light blue dress that seemed to be tailor made down to the seams. When Fleur remarked that Evita's hair was "very becoming worn straight and simply, she asked if I would look at pictures of her in the many ways she'd worn it." Synonyms flattering, fetching, attractive, lovely, pretty, handsome, stylish, elegant, chic, fashionable, comely, tasteful 1.1 Decorous. a becoming modesty Example sentencesExamples This might be the reason for my hesitation: embarrassment, brought on by a becoming modesty. nounbəˈkəmiNGbəˈkəmɪŋ Philosophy The process of coming to be something or of passing into a state. a series of poem sketches in a state of becoming Example sentencesExamples This creates ‘lines of flight’; from life itself we imagine all the becomings of life, using the human power of imagination to overcome the human ’. This curious narrative is not something just different, but something that leads to the discord and dread of nonidentic becomings. This tradition of thought on mimesis may be helpful for thinking about what is involved in the games encounter, and the partial becomings it facilitates. Historians of philosophy have long noted that for the Hebrews words effect and make happen - they trigger becomings - while for the Greeks the word simply ‘is.’ Bergsonian and Deleuzian in inspiration, Massumi's approach to movement insists on the importance of passages and becomings over the fixed and static coordinates of positions.
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