Definitions for fitting
ˈfɪt ɪŋfit·ting

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. adjustment, accommodation, fittingnoun

   making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

2. fittingnoun

   a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system

3. appointment, fittingnoun

   (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

4. fitting, try-on, trying onadjective

   putting clothes on to see whether they fit

5. fittingadjective

   in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion

   "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"

6. fitting, meetadjective

   being precisely fitting and right

   "it is only meet that she should be seated first"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fittingnoun

   A small detachable part of a device or machine.

2. fittingnoun

   The act of trying on clothes to inspect or adjust the fit.

3. fittingnoun

   The process of applying craft methods such as skilled filing to the making and assembling of machines or other products.

4. fittingnoun

   Domestic moveable piece of furniture, which can be taken along when moving out, US furnishing. Opposite of fixture.

5. fittingadjective

   appropriate, or in keeping

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fitting

   of Fit

2. Fittingnoun

   anything used in fitting up

3. Fittingnoun

   necessary fixtures or apparatus; as, the fittings of a church or study; gas fittings

4. Fittingadjective

   fit; appropriate; suitable; proper

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FITTING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fitting is ranked #26814 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fitting surname appeared 907 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Fitting.
   
   94.8% or 860 total occurrences were White.
   2.7% or 25 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.8% or 8 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.8% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Accessory
   • Improvement

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fitting' in Nouns Frequency: #2564

How to pronounce fitting?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say fitting in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fitting in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fitting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of fitting in a Sentence

1. Martin Cheek:

   We very much appreciated the support Leo gave us in campaigning to protect Ebo last year so it seemed fitting to honour him in this way, naming a species unique only to Ebo Forest, after him, had the logging concession gone ahead, we would have likely lost this species to timber extraction and slash and burn agriculture that usually follows logging concessions.

2. Vladimir Putin:

   As soon as the Russian President Vladimir Putin side is ready, this meeting shall take place, of course, fitting my working schedule. We did not discuss a specific location but many countries offer their support, including Austria.

3. John Grunsfeld:

   Hubble has completely transformed our view of the universe, revealing the true beauty and richness of the cosmos, this vista of starry fireworks and glowing gas is a fitting image for our celebration of 25 years of amazing Hubble science.

4. Chuck Schumer:

   It is only fitting that his name should adorn a physical institution of the Senate, particularly one that housed the Armed Services Committee.

5. Lawrence Gostin:

   Double masking is vague because we don’t know what kind of material or fitting.

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