🌱 Change or growth 👍 Proper or suitable 💃 Flattering

becoming

4.2

Making someone look attractive

adjective
/bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/

: halagador

The blue dress is very becoming on her, making her look elegant and graceful.

So you always want to tap that becoming aspect of yourself.

Examples

He chose a becoming hairstyle that highlighted her natural features.
Those colors are becoming to your personality and really enhance your overall look.
And being nice is the first step to becoming more beautiful.
So you always want to tap that becoming aspect of yourself.

Film Courage
And, and the answer I give is becoming expert in a discipline first.
I've like, really tried to hone my skill on is becoming an expert recruiter.

Synonyms

flattering

vsbecoming

24 3.1

Making someone or something look more attractive

emphasizes improving appearance and making someone seem suitable for a situation

Antonyms

unflattering

21 6.0

Making someone or something look worse than they really are

unbecoming

Formal

15 6.7

Not suitable for a situation or for what people expect

How Flattering

stunning

210 3.7

flattering

24 3.1

becoming

4.2

plain

50 2.5

unflattering

21 6.0

Surface Forms

becoming positive

Morphology

becoming = become (semi-transparent) = become + ing

Morphologically 'become' + '-ing' is clear, but the adjective sense 'flattering' comes from an older sense 'to befit' and may not be obvious to learners who only know 'become' as 'to begin to be'.

Etymology

Becoming comes from the verb become, made of be- and come, where come means 'to come' or 'arrive'. A helpful image is that a colour or dress 'comes to' a person in the right way, so becoming means 'flattering' and makes someone look attractive.