Becoming.
Synonyms:
| befitting, | congruous, | fit, | meet, | seemly, |
| beseeming, | decent, | fitting, | neat, | suitable, |
| comely, | decorous, | graceful, | proper, | worthy. |
That is becoming in dress which suits the complexion, figure, and other qualities of the wearer, so as to produce on the whole a pleasing effect. That is decent which does not offend modesty or propriety. That is suitable which is adapted to the age, station, situation, and other circumstances of the wearer; coarse, heavy boots are suitable for farm-work; a juvenile style of dress is not suitable for an old lady. In conduct much the same rules apply. The dignity and gravity of a patriarch would not be becoming to a child; at a funeral lively, cheery sociability would not be decorous, while noisy hilarity would not be decent; sumptuous display would not be suitable for a poor person. Fit is a compendious term for whatever fits the person, time, place, occasion, etc.; as, a fit person; a fit abode; a fit place. Fitting, or befitting, is somewhat more elegant, implying a nicer adaptation. Meet, a somewhat archaic word, expresses a moral fitness; as, meet for heaven. Compare BEAUTIFUL.
Antonyms:
| awkward, | ill-fitting, | indecent, | unbecoming, | unseemly, |
| ill-becoming, | improper, | indecorous, | unfit, | unsuitable. |
Prepositions:
The dress was becoming to the wearer. Such conduct was becoming in him.