becoming
adjective
that suits or gives a pleasing effect or attractive appearance, as to a person or thing.
becomingness
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a word derived from
becoming.
Example Sentences
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Poem to Phyllis, congratulating her on the becomingness of her Easter hat.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2019
And the thing that struck me most in the look of it was not so much the cheerfulness, as the dignity;—in a true sense, the becomingness and decorousness of the ornament.
From Proserpina, Volume 1 Studies Of Wayside Flowers by John Ruskin
Yes, in spite of the feeling of looseness about her head which worried her not a little, she could see the intense becomingness of the new way in which her hair was arranged.
From The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel by John Strange Winter
They selected bits of fine taste here, they made an elegant costume of no particular style, and Irene was struck with what she knew would be its becomingness.
From Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Among them was a set of superb sables, and Nina, throwing the collar around her aunt's shoulders, had exclaimed at their becomingness.
From The Title Market by J. H. Gardner Soper
