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

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

Other Word Forms

• fittingness noun
• fittingly adverb
• self-fitting adjective
• underfitting noun
• unfitting adjective
• unfittingly adverb
• well-fitting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fitting¹

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

Example Sentences

It was fitting that he was rescued by Boy Scouts in the mountains so close to home.

From Los Angeles Times

"You see a massive difference. Even when they come in and have a fitting for the first time, you see them smiling."

From BBC

The firm posted on social media about fitting free boilers for elderly and vulnerable people in Burnley, making Mr Anderson a viral sensation at the height of the UK's cost-of-living crisis.

From BBC

"It's been seamless fitting into each other's lives and now we live together," Kieran says.

From BBC

But it is not just the fixtures and fittings that need to be looked at.

From BBC

Related Words

• apt 
• felicitous 
• proper