becoming

Definition

  • adjective: causing someone to look attractive
  • adjective: attractively suitable
  • synonyms: decent, decorous, seemly

Examples

  • Though poor, he carried himself with a dignity 'becoming' [='befitting'] a king.

  • She won the election, 'becoming' the first woman to be President of the nation.

  • It's 'becoming' [='getting'] quite cold in the evenings.

Movie quotes

  • (..) -Oh, that's great. -I'll stay under the blankets... with mother. She said nothing... Benjamin? Things were becoming different for me. My hair had very little gray and grew like weeds. My sense of smell was keener, my hearing more acute. (..)
    2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button