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fitting (root: fit)
CIDE DICTIONARY
fitting, n.
Anything used in fitting up [1913 Webster]
fitting, a.
Fit; appropriate; suitable; proper. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fitting, n. & adj.
--n.
1 the process or an instance of having a garment etc. fitted (needed several fittings).
2 a (in pl.) the fixtures and fitments of a building. b a piece of apparatus or furniture.
--adj. proper, becoming, right.
--n.
1 the process or an instance of having a garment etc. fitted (needed several fittings).
2 a (in pl.) the fixtures and fitments of a building. b a piece of apparatus or furniture.
--adj. proper, becoming, right.
Idiom
fitting-shop a place where machine parts are put together.
Derivative
fittingly adv. fittingness n.
THESAURUS
fitting
a propos, about-face, accessories, accommodation, accordant, according to Hoyle, accouterments, ad rem, adaptation, adapted, adjustment, advantageous, advisable, alteration, amelioration, apostasy, apparatus, appliances, applicable, appointments, apposite, appropriate, appurtenances, apropos, apt, armament, attachments, auspicious, banausic, becoming, befitting, beneficial, betterment, break, change, change of heart, changeableness, civil, comely, comme il faut, commodious, concordant, condign, conditioning, congruous, constructive change, continuity, conveniences, convenient, conversion, correct, decent, decorous, defection, degeneration, degenerative change, desirable, desired, deterioration, deviation, difference, discontinuity, divergence, diversification, diversion, diversity, dovetailing, due, duffel, elements, employable, enablement, equipage, equipment, expedient, facilities, facility, favorable, feasible, felicitous, fit, fitted, fitten, fittings, fixtures, flip-flop, fortunate, fructuous, functional, furnishing, furnishings, furniture, gear, geared, genteel, germane, good, good for, gradual change, happy, harmonious, helpful, impedimenta, improvement, inspired, installations, just, just right, kit, kosher, likely, lucky, machinery, materiel, meet, melioration, meshing, mitigation, modification, modulation, munition, munitions, nice, normal, normative, of general utility, of help, of service, of use, on the button, opportune, outfit, overthrow, paraphernalia, parts, pat, pertinent, pieces, plant, plumbing, politic, practical, pragmatical, profitable, proper, propitious, providential, qualification, qualified, radical change, recommendable, redesign, reform, reformation, relevant, remaking, renewal, reshaping, restructuring, reversal, revival, revivification, revolution, rig, rigging, right, right and proper, righteous, rightful, ripe, seasonable, seemly, serviceable, shift, sortable, stock-in-trade, sudden change, suitable, suited, suiting, switch, tackle, tailored, things, timely, to be desired, to the point, to the purpose, total change, transition, trappings, tuning, turn, turnabout, units, upheaval, urbane, useful, utensils, utilitarian, variation, variety, violent change, well-chosen, well-expressed, well-put, well-timed, wise, worsening, worthwhileROGET THESAURUS
fitting
Expedience
N expedience, expediency, desirableness, desirability, fitness, utility, propriety, opportunism, advantage, high time, expedient, desirable, advisable, acceptable, convenient, worth while, meet, fit, fitting, due, proper, eligible, seemly, becoming, befitting, opportune, in loco, suitable, applicable, in the right place, conveniently, operae pretium est.Dueness
N due, dueness, right, privilege, prerogative, prescription, title, claim, pretension, demand, birthright, immunity, license, liberty, franchise, vested interest, vested right, sanction, authority, warranty, charter, warrant, constitution, tenure, bond, claimant, appellant, plaintiff, having a right to, entitled to, claiming, deserving, meriting, worthy of, privileged, allowed, sanctioned, warranted, authorized, ordained, prescribed, constitutional, chartered, enfranchised, prescriptive, presumptive, absolute, indefeasible, unalienable, inalienable, imprescriptible, inviolable, unimpeachable, unchallenged, sacrosanct, due to, merited, deserved, condign, richly deserved, allowable, lawful, licit, legitimate, legal, legalized, square, unexceptionable, right, equitable, due, en r gle, fit, fitting, correct, proper, meet, befitting, becoming, seemly, decorous, creditable, up to the mark, right as a trivet, just the thing, quite the thing, selon les r gles, duly, ex officio, de jure, by right, by divine right, jure divino, Dei gratia, in the name of, civis Romanus sum, +a chaque saint sa chandelle.For further exploring for "fitting" in Webster Dictionary Online