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
Nay, rather suitability, harmony, becomingness, unobtrusiveness, fitness for the place and person are the qualities that make it perfect.
From Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society by Cooke, Maud C.
On the other hand man derives pleasure from the other senses, not only for this reason, but also on account of the becomingness of the sensible object.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
She forgot even the exceeding becomingness of a new way in which she had dressed her hair.
From The Debtor A Novel by Stevens, William Dodge
