What does suitable mean?

Definitions for suitable
ˈsu tə bəlsuit·able

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word suitable.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. suitable, suitedadjective

    meant or adapted for an occasion or use

    "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy"

  2. desirable, suitable, worthyadjective

    worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse

    "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"

Wiktionary

  1. suitableadjective

    Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Suitableadjective

    Fitting; according with; agreeable to.

    Etymology: from suit.

    Through all those miseries, in both there appeared a kind of nobleness not suitable to that affliction. Philip Sidney.

    What he did purpose, it was the pleasure of God that Solomon his son should perform, in manner suitable to their present and ancient state. Richard Hooker.

    To solemn acts of royalty and justice, their suitable ornaments are a beauty; are they only in religion a stain? Hook.

    It is very suitable to the principles of the Roman Church; for why should not their science as well as service be in an unknown tongue? John Tillotson.

    As the blessings of God upon his honest industry had been great, so he was not without intentions of making suitable returns in acts of charity. Francis Atterbury.

    Expression is the dress of thought, and still
    Appears more decent, as more suitable;
    A vile conceit in pompous words express’d,
    Is like a clown in regal purple dress’d. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPT

  1. suitable

    Suitable refers to something that is right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation. It describes something that fulfills certain requirements, fits well into a certain context or meets certain standards.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Suitableadjective

    capable of suiting; fitting; accordant; proper; becoming; agreeable; adapted; as, ornaments suitable to one's station; language suitable for the subject

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Suitable

    sūt′a-bl, adj. that suits: fitting: agreeable to: adequate.—ns. Suitabil′ity, Suit′ableness.—adv. Suit′ably.

Editors Contribution

  1. suitable

    Appropriate for a specific purpose.

    The numbers were suitable for a wedding of their choice, they had lots of friends across various continents.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 19, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'suitable' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1686

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'suitable' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2452

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'suitable' in Adjectives Frequency: #215

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of suitable in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of suitable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of suitable in a Sentence

  1. Jay Blahnik:

    Were so excited to energize our customers with new ways to get active and stay active with Apple Watch, with diverse studio workouts that are suitable for all ability levels ... as well as the flexibility to work out anywhere theres something for everyone.

  2. Mr vybs live:

    Radio has been sweet for me, but look! Am suitable for it too.

  3. David Bennett:

    We've made a great effort to put together a sale that we thought was suitable for this particular market which is strong for the right things, it seems to have paid off.

  4. British Cave Rescue Council:

    Back here in the UK, there is an assessment of electronic equipment that may be suitable to pin-point the underground location of the boys and coach with a greater degree of accuracy than the published surveys, the necessary equipment will be sent to Thailand if electronic experts agree on the feasibility that it will operate over such depths.

  5. Lochlainn Wilson:

    We always thoughts that our technology would have application well outside of gaming. I mean, it's suitable for education, training, research, psychology, neuroscience; there's a lot of fields that can benefit from having this kind of technology.

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    an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
    A value
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