Becoming vs Charming - What's the difference?
becoming | charming | Related terms |
pleasant, charismatic
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=May 24
, author=Nathan Rabin
, title=Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3
, work=The Onion AV Club
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delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm
The casting of a magical charm.
* (Thomas Middleton)
Becoming is a related term of charming.
As verbs the difference between becoming and charming
is that becoming is while charming is .As nouns the difference between becoming and charming
is that becoming is (chiefly|philosophy) the act or process in which something becomes while charming is the casting of a magical charm.As adjectives the difference between becoming and charming
is that becoming is pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous while charming is pleasant, charismatic.charming
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=In the abstract, Stuhlbarg’s twinkly-eyed sidekick suggests Joe Pesci in Lethal Weapon 2 by way of late-period Robin Williams with an alien twist, but Stuhlbarg makes a character that easily could have come across as precious into a surprisingly palatable, even charming man.}}
Antonyms
* (pleasant) dullSynonyms
* (pleasant) charismatic, smart, witty * (delightful) sillyVerb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- They denied me often flour, barm and milk, / Goose-grease and tar, when I ne'er hurt their charmings , / Their brewlocks, nor their batches, nor forespoke / Any of their breedings.