different between salutary vs becoming

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French salutaire and its source, Latin salutaris (“healthful”), from salus (“health”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?salj?t??i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sælj?t??i/

Adjective

salutary (comparative more salutary, superlative most salutary)

1. Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: salutary advice.

   • We do it here historically, and I think it's, um, very salutary to know quite a bit about the history of ideas, particularly in philosophy which always suffers from a tendency to follow the latest fashion.

2. Promoting good health and physical well-being; wholesome; curative.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with salutatory (“characteristic of a salutation or greeting”).

Synonyms

• healful

Derived terms

• salutarily
• salutariness

Related terms

Translations

See also

• salutogenesis

Further reading

• salutary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• salutary in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• salutary at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /b??k?m??/, /b??k?m???/
• (US) IPA^(key): /b??k?m??/

• Rhymes: -?m??

Verb

becoming

1. present participle of become

Noun

becoming (usually uncountable, plural becomings)

1. (chiefly philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes.

Translations

Adjective

becoming (comparative more becoming, superlative most becoming)

1. pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful
2. decent, respectable

Antonyms

• unbecoming

Translations