English → Latin
“becomingness” in Latin
decetto adorn; to be decent, suitable, seemly, or properdecushonor, distinction, glory; pride, dignity; grace, splendor, ornament, beautyvideōto see, perceive; look (at); to observe, note; to understand, perceive, comprehend
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
becomingness
quod decet aliquem; decentia, decorum: to study becomingness, in aliqua re quid deceat considerare, or videre: to have a sense of becomingness, quid deceat sentire.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for becomingness?
- The usual Latin words for “becomingness” are decet, decus, videō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.