Definitions for fitting
ˈfɪt ɪŋfit·ting

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

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. Don Milton:

   We know that the Delta variant circulating now is even more contagious than the Alpha variant. Our research indicates that the variants just keep getting better at travelling through the air, so we must provide better ventilation and wear tight-fitting masks, in addition to vaccination, to help stop spread of the virus.

2. Matt Schatzman:

   Shell was the first to sign a long-term SPA from the United States indexed to Henry Hub in 2011, and so it is fitting they are the first to sign a long-term SPA from a U.S. LNG project indexed to Brent, we look forward to finalizing additional commercial agreements and to proceeding with the development of our Rio Grande LNG project.

3. Warren Bennis:

   People who cannot invent and reinvent themselves must be content with borrowed postures, secondhand ideas, fitting in instead of standing out.

4. Jessamyn Stanley:

   I'm very open about my body. I wear close-fitting clothes, I show my legs, I show my arms. I don't hide anything, that might be striking to some people who might be used to more athletic, toned bodies out on the roads.

5. Gregg Popovich:

   It is only fitting, that after I served loyally for 19 years as Tim Duncan assistant, that Tim Duncan assistant returns the favor.

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