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unbecomingness

UK/ʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋnəs/

unbecomingness noun: a state of being unbecoming; unseemliness, inappropriateness.

Noun

unbecomingness (uncountable)

  1. A state of being unbecoming; unseemliness, inappropriateness.
    • At length, by dint of much wriggling, and loud and incessant expostulations upon the unbecomingness of his hugging a fellow male in that matrimonial sort of style, I succeeded in extracting a grunt; and presently, he drew back his arm [...].1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

Origin of unbecomingness

From un- + becomingness.

Questions about unbecomingness

What does unbecomingness mean?
Unbecomingness means a state of being unbecoming; unseemliness, inappropriateness.
What part of speech is unbecomingness?
Unbecomingness is a noun.
How do you pronounce unbecomingness?
Unbecomingness is pronounced /ʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋnəs/ (UK).

Words near unbecomingness in the dictionary

  1. unbeclouded
  2. unbecome
  3. unbecomes
  4. unbecoming
  5. unbecomingly
  6. unbecomingness
  7. unbecomings
  8. unbed
  9. unbedaubed
  10. unbedded
  11. unbedding

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