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becomingness - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
noun becomingness of virtue,”
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun becoming .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun
Etymologies
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From becoming + -ness .
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There was the sound of many voices; small boys, scarcely out of pinafores, discussed with a surprising amount of knowledge the merits of the individual dogs and the capabilities of their drivers; little girls donned ribbons with a sportsman-like disregard of their "becomingness " to show a preference which might be based either on a personal fondness for a driver or owner, or a loving interest in some particular dog.
Baldy of Nome Esther Birdsall Darling
The term in question was first used by Zeno, and was explained by him, in accordance with its etymology, to mean what it came to one to do, so that as far as this goes, 'becomingness ' would be the most appropriate translation.
Guide to Stoicism St. George William Joseph Stock
• "I say sacrifice style any day for becomingness ."
Lesley M. M. Blume: ICON OF STYLE: Edith Head, The Most Famous Costume Designer of All Time (PHOTOS, POLL) Lesley M. M. Blume 2010
• "I say sacrifice style any day for becomingness ."
Lesley M. M. Blume: ICON OF STYLE: Edith Head, The Most Famous Costume Designer of All Time (PHOTOS, POLL) Lesley M. M. Blume 2010
She had the authority of the Appalachians, and the becomingness of the Bulgarian Roses.
A D O N I S 2010
Bea was commended for her design's "variety; its adaptability to changing styles; its economy; its simplicity of construction; and its becomingness ."
"Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930 2006
Forty-one girls wore dresses they had made before representatives of the Waterbury Institute of Arts and Crafts, who judged them "not only on the sewing but on becomingness of the material, the color and the style."
"Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930 2006
Fanny had not a word to say against its becomingness , and, excepting what remained of her scruples, was exceedingly pleased with an acquisition so very apropos.
Mansfield Park 2004
I am not speaking of becomingness and grace; I am speaking of health and conservation of force.
The Education of American Girls Anna Callender Brackett
Only see that it combines the graces of comfort and becomingness .
A Woman Tenderfoot Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
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