suitable

Adjective
US/ˈsutəbəl/3 syllables
Synonyms: suitedappropriatedesirableworthy

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. meant or adapted for an occasion or use“a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty”“not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy”Synonyms: suitedappropriateOpposite unfitSimilar fit
  2. worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse“the parents found the girl suitable for their son”Synonyms: desirableworthyOpposite ineligibleSimilar eligible

Related words suitableness noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Suit′a·ble adjective

Capable of suiting; fitting; accordant; proper; becoming; agreeable; adapted; as, ornaments suitable to one's station; language suitable for the subject. — Suit′wb-a1′>′a·ble·ness, noun — Suit′wb-a1′>′a·bly, adverb

Synonyms: Proper; fitting; becoming; accordant; agreeable; competent; correspondent; compatible; consonant; congruous; consistent.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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