unbecoming

== English == === Etymology === From un- +‎ becoming. Compare Middle English unbicomelich (“unbecoming”). Equal to unbecome +‎ -ing === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ/ === Adjective === unbecoming (comparative more unbecoming, superlative most unbecoming) Not flattering, attractive or appropriate. Not in keeping with the expected standards of one's position. ==== Synonyms ==== unsuitable unfit indecent indecorous improper ==== Antonyms ==== becoming befitting suiting ==== Related terms ==== unbecomingly unbecomingness ==== Translations ==== === Verb === unbecoming present participle and gerund of unbecome === Noun === unbecoming (plural unbecomings) The process by which something unbecomes. === Further reading === “unbecoming”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “unbecoming”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “unbecoming”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.