fitting
Noun · AdjectiveUS[fit-ing]/ˈfɪtɪŋ/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion“a decent burial”“we have come to dedicate a portion of that field … It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this”Synonyms: decentOpposite improperSimilar proper
- being precisely fitting and right“it is only meet that she should be seated first”Synonyms: meetOpposite unjustSimilar just
Noun (4)fittings
- making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstancesSynonyms: adjustmentaccommodationType of improvement, bettermentKinds readjustment, shakedown, habituation, domestication
- a small and often standardized accessory to a larger systemType of accessory, appurtenanceKinds pipefitting, receptacle, gas fitting
- (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)Synonyms: appointmentType of furnishing
- putting clothes on to see whether they fitSynonyms: try-ontrying onType of test, trial
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Translations
Adjective appropriate, suitable
- French
- approprié
- German
- angemessen
- Portuguese
- apropriado
- Russian
- подходя́щий podxodjáščij
- Polish
- stosowny
- Swedish
- lagom
- Vietnamese
- phù hợp
- Hungarian
- helyénvaló
- Portuguese (PT)
- apropriado
- Esperanto
- konvena
3 more languages
- Finnish
- osuva
- Georgian
- სათანადო satanado
- Scottish Gaelic
- freagarrach
Noun fitting, trying on clothes
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Fit′ting noun
Anything used in fitting up; especially (pl.), necessary fixtures or apparatus; as, the fittings of a church or study; gas fittings.
Fit′ting adjective
Fit; appropriate; suitable; proper. — Fit′wb-a1′>′ting·ly, adverb — Fit′wb-a1′>′ting·ness, noun Taylor, Jeremy
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54