HyperDic: unbecoming

English > 1 sense of the word *unbecoming*:
ADJECTIVE	all	unbecoming, indecent, indecorous, uncomely, unseemly, untoward	not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

unbecoming > pronunciation
Sounds	ah.nbihkah'mihng; ah.nbiykah'mihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *unbecoming*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society.
Example	"language unbecoming to a lady"
Synonyms	indecent, indecorous, uncomely, unseemly, untoward
Broader	improper	not suitable or right or appropriate
Spanish	indecente, indecoroso
Catalan	indecent, indecorós
Nouns	unbecomingness	the quality of being unbecoming
Adverbs	unbecomingly	without decorousness