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fit·ting
 fitting
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- pronunciation:
- fI
tIng
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
appropriate; proper; suitable.
It's a formal wedding, and jeans are not fitting attire for it.It is fitting that all members of the family are here on this important occasion.She didn't think that that "vulgar" young woman was a fitting wife for her son.It's not fitting for him to give his opinion, since he is not a part of this family.- synonyms:
- appropriate, meet, proper, suitable
- antonyms:
- unsuitable
- similar words:
- applicable, apposite, apropos, apt, comely, comme il faut, commensurate, congruous, correct, decent, decorous, done, expedient, fit, happy, legitimate, likely, possible, right, seemly
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| related words: |
acceptable, adequate, best, compatible, desirable, due, eligible, good, just, meet, reasonable, tasteful, valid |
adverb + (adj.)fitting
altogether, badly, entirely, hardly, more, most, perfectly, perhaps, poorly, properly, quite, somehow, tight, tightly
(adj.)fitting
+ adverb
therefore
(adj.)fitting
+ noun
accompaniment,
backdrop,
climax,
clothes,
clothing,
commentary,
conclusion,
description,
dress,
ending,
epitaph,
finale,
finish,
gift,
irony,
jacket,
legacy,
lid,
manner,
memorial,
metaphor,
model,
monument,
name,
occasion,
parameter,
prosthesis,
punishment,
response,
reward,
ring,
session,
shoe,
start,
symbol,
title,
tribute
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of one that fits.
- synonyms:
- adjustment, fashioning, sizing
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| definition 2: |
the act or an instance of trying on clothing that is in the process of being made or fitted.
The bride returned to the store for another dress fitting.- synonyms:
- sizing
- similar words:
- essay, tryout
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| definition 3: |
a small part for a machine or other device.
- synonyms:
- part
- similar words:
- assembly, fixture
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| related words: |
plug |
adjective + (n.)fitting
barbed, ductile, electrical, final, fit, galvanized, hearing-aid, ill, loose, miniature, only, polished, proper, prosthetic, stainless, standard, successful, tight
verb + (n.)fitting
boot, connect, perform, thread, tighten, unscrew
(n.)fitting
+ verb
adjust, attach, categorize, design, insert, install, mount, position, screw, tip, tune
noun + (n.)fitting
aluminum,
application,
assembly,
barb,
bike,
boat,
boot,
bottom,
brass,
cap,
card,
chrome,
compression,
copper,
corner,
corrosion,
costume,
curve,
custom,
deck,
design,
drain,
end,
equipment,
filter,
fixture,
flange,
flare,
furniture,
glass,
glue,
grease,
hose,
iron,
leather,
lumber,
mahogany,
metal,
outlet,
pipe,
plastic,
plumbing,
pole,
production,
proof,
pump,
reader,
rod,
seal,
sewer,
silver,
sink,
socket,
steel,
suction,
suit,
supply,
tank,
tee,
tool,
tube,
valve,
wardrobe
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| derivation: |
fittingly (adv.) |
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