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Beseeming

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

Becoming, befitting, suitable..

Definitions by Sense

  1. Becoming, befitting, suitable.
  2. Appearance; look.
  3. gerund of beseem: a comely appearance; attractiveness.
  4. present participle and gerund of beseem

Example Sentences

Her Veſt, with Flow'rs of Gold embroider'd o'er, / With Grief diſtreſs'd, the mournful Matron tore, / And a beſeeming Suit of gloomy Sable wore.
I am Sir / The Souldier that did company theſe three / In poor beſeeming: 't was a fitment for / The purpoſe I then follow'd.
His sword fell from his grasp—his eye, late glaring with the ire of a stricken tiger,—his brow, late speaking but death, and dark defiance, suddenly sank into the soft beseeming of gratefulness, and of betokened kindness and feeling.

Synonyms for beseeming

Antonyms for beseeming

Related Words

befitsuitbefittingworthyfittingfittableappropriateproperadaptwell-fittedbehovefulaptitudinalablebehooffulsuitedconvenientbehoovefulrightmeetadaptive

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What does beseeming mean?

Beseeming means Becoming, befitting, suitable..

What is a synonym for beseeming?

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What is the opposite of beseeming?

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How do you use beseeming in a sentence?

Her Veſt, with Flow'rs of Gold embroider'd o'er, / With Grief diſtreſs'd, the mournful Matron tore, / And a beſeeming Suit of gloomy Sable wore.

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