becomingness

Example Sentences

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Poem to Phyllis, congratulating her on the becomingness of her Easter hat.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2019

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 Winter, John Strange

Ladies dress elegantly, and in any manner, or color, that fancy or becomingness may dictate.

From Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society by Cooke, Maud C.

Availing himself of this privilege, our young Lieutenant invented a costume which, however unmilitary and irregular, was not deficient in becomingness.

From Barrington Volume I (of II) by Lever, Charles James

And for the same reason, the unbecomingness of that which is hated is felt more keenly than the becomingness of that which is loved.

From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint