fitting
That fits.
Adjective
- That fits.
- close-fitting form-fitting ill-fitting
- Certainly, in her well-fitting light-blue dress— […] she was a remarkable Cinderella. - 1866, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter VII, in Felix Holt, the Radical […], volume I, Edinburgh; London: William...
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Chiefly preceded by a descriptive adverb or noun: that fits in some manner (often closely) to the shape or size of something.
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(figurative) Appropriate, suitable, proper.
- O my ſvveet ſir, nevves fitting to the night, / Blacke, fearefull, comfortleſſe, and horrible. - c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies,...
- Though all your actions are noble, though your ſentiments ſpeak the purity of your ſoul, is it fitting that I ſhould accompany you alone into theſe perplexed retreats? ſhould vve be found together, vvhat vvould a...
- Cast with him here in this forlorn estate, / In all things for the man she was a fitting mate. - 1825, Robert Southey, “Canto I”, in A Tale of Paraguay, London: […] [A[ndrew] & R[obert] Spottiswoode] for Longman, Hurst,...
Synonyms: becoming condign fit seemly allowable appropriate apropos apposite apt comely commensurate correct decorous expedient felicitous fit for purpose fitting gainand idoneous in line likely meet opportune proper
Antonyms: unfitting bad discommensurate improper inappropriate inapt incommensurate inept inopportune out of line out of order out of place unapt unfit unhappy unseemly unsuitable
Origin
From fit (“to conform to in shape or size; to be suitable for”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming present participles of verbs, and gerunds and nouns denoting the act of doing something or the embodiment of an action).
Forms
Derived
close-fitting fittingly fittingness form-fitting ill-fitting loose-fitting tight-fitting unfitting
Noun countable, form of
- gerund of fit: an act of making something fit (“conform in shape and size; be suitable for; etc.”).
- curve fitting
- As soon as we received our orders to proceed to Spithead, Mr. Somerville, who had kept his house at Blackheath while the ship was fitting, in hopes that my promotion might have taken place before she was ready, now...
- [T]he fitting of cushions where they would not slip, the rounding of corners for more delicate repose; […] the perfect fitting of windows, on which one-half the comfort of a travelling carriage really depends; […] —all...
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(clothing) An act of trying on an item of clothing to adjust or inspect how well it fits.
- A (generally small) component or part of a device or machine, especially one that is standardized and replaceable; specifically, a standardized part of a piping system used to connect sections of pipe together, such as a coupling.
- The process of fitting up; especially, of applying skilled methods to the installation of components to machines or other products.
- A removable item (such as a carpet, a movable piece of furniture, or a picture) in a house or other building, which can be taken with one when moving out.
- the fittings of a church or study
Synonyms: furnishing
Antonyms: fixture
Forms
Derived
banjo fitting fitting-out fitting room formfitting gasfitting grease fitting gunfitting photofitting pipefitting shipfitting shopfitting steamfitting
Noun form of, gerund
- gerund of fit: the action or condition of having one or more fits (“convulsions or seizures”).
- Since her medication was changed, her fitting has got worse.
Origin
From fit (“to suffer a fit (‘convulsion, seizure’)”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming gerunds and nouns denoting the act of doing something or the embodiment of an action).
Verb
- present participle and gerund of fit