unbecomingness
State of impropriety
The quality of being unsuitable, inappropriate, or unflattering.
Unbecomingness may refer to behavior that violates dignity or decorum: the unbecomingness of a judge accepting gifts.
It can also describe appearance—clothing or style that doesn't suit the wearer.
The word is formal and uncommon; most speakers prefer saying something is simply unbecoming.
Offensive or vulgar behavior
- indecorumViolation of accepted standards
- inappropriatenessLack of suitability
- unseemlinessInappropriate or improper quality
- indelicacyWant of propriety
immodesty · tactlessness · indiscretion · misconduct · vulgarity · offensiveness · shamefulness · disgrace
Making someone look bad
- ineleganceLack of polish
- gracelessnessLack of smooth movement
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- unsightlinessState of being ugly
dowdiness · frumpiness · drabness · gaucheness · tastelessness · gaudiness · clumsiness · dumpiness
Lack of suitability
- incongruityLack of harmony
- incompatibilityUnable to function together
- mismatchIncompatible combination
- discordanceConflicting elements together
inaptness · wrongness · dissonance · inadvisability · malapropos · discrepancy · anomalousness · jarring
indecency
Offensive or vulgar behavior
- indecorumViolation of accepted standards
- inappropriatenessLack of suitability
- unseemlinessInappropriate or improper quality
indelicacy · immodesty · tactlessness · indiscretion · misconduct · vulgarity · offensiveness · shamefulness · disgrace · dishonor
unflattering
Making someone look bad
- ineleganceLack of polish
- gracelessnessLack of smooth movement
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
unsightliness · dowdiness · frumpiness · drabness · gaucheness · tastelessness · gaudiness · clumsiness · dumpiness
inappropriateness
Lack of suitability
- incongruityLack of harmony
- incompatibilityUnable to function together
- mismatchIncompatible combination
discordance · inaptness · wrongness · dissonance · inadvisability · malapropos · discrepancy · anomalousness · jarring · clashing
unbecomingnessappropriateness
Quality of being suitable
propriety · fittingness · suitability · seemliness · aptness
unbecomingnesselegance
Refined, graceful quality
gracefulness · comeliness · attractiveness · tastefulness · handsomeness
come, become, coming, overcome, becoming, became, comes, unbecoming, becomingly