Definitions for unbecomingness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•be•com•ing*ˌʌn bɪˈkʌm ɪŋ(adj.)

  1. detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly:

    an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.

* Syn: See improper.

Origin of unbecoming:

1590–1600

un`be•com′ing•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. unbecomingness(noun)

    the quality of being unbecoming

Wiktionary

  1. unbecomingness(Noun)

    A state of being unbecoming; unseemliness, inappropriateness.


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