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fitting

[ fit-ing ]

adjective

  1. suitable or appropriate; proper or becoming.

    Synonyms: seemly, decorous, right, meet, fit



noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that fits. fit.
  2. an act or instance of trying on clothes that are being made or altered to determine proper fit.
  3. anything provided as equipment, parts, supply, etc.
  4. Usually fittings. furniture, fixtures, etc., as of a building or apartment.

fitting

/ ˈfɪtɪŋ /

adjective

  1. appropriate or proper; suitable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an accessory or part

    an electrical fitting

  2. plural furnishings or accessories in a building
  3. work carried out by a fitter
  4. the act of trying on clothes so that they can be adjusted to fit
  5. size in clothes or shoes

    a narrow fitting

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈfittingness, noun
  • ˈfittingly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • fitting·ly adverb
  • fitting·ness noun
  • self-fitting adjective
  • under·fitting noun
  • un·fitting adjective
  • un·fitting·ly adverb
  • well-fitting adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fitting1

First recorded in 1525–35; fit 1 + -ing 2, -ing 1
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Example Sentences

So it was fitting that Vanecek found himself in net Thursday night on the ice that Lundqvist came to call his own while building his legend over 15 years in a Rangers sweater.

Thin and slim fitting, it’s easy to wear under additional pieces and perfect under a hard shell, reducing bulk and making the most of the limited air permeability offered by waterproof jackets by providing no other barrier to breathability.

She makes so many questionable choices throughout the series, and it felt fitting that she would have at some point done something that would only hurt her.

From Time

So a ball seemed fitting after she … er, he won the presidency.

I did my first dress fitting via FaceTime, in which the seamstress gave recommendations for what needed to be done in a few months.

From Fortune

It was the epitome of Kim Kardashian, and a fitting summation of the Year of Butt.

Induction would be a fitting gesture, even now when the honor would be posthumous.

How fitting that Joe Cocker would get a little help from his friend Billy Joel.

Yet, there was something quite fitting about how un-Jewish the Latke Festival was.

Instead, break out a form-fitting garment — think skinny jeans or a curve-hugging dress.

One of them had taken four years of theology, and is an excellent student, and not so fitting for other things.

He lounged about the station platform and the town p. 25displaying his faultlessly fitting fashionable clothes.

Better postpone your solace to more fitting time and place—the close of day and your own veranda.

A few notes will serve to illustrate the chief subjects for care and some important items in fitting instruments properly.

In a dress, no outlay upon the material will compensate for a badly fitting garment.

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