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

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fitting

   Fitting refers to the process of making something appropriate or suited for a particular purpose or situation. It could involve adjusting, altering, or tailoring an object, model, data, clothing, or even a software to match specific requirements or measurements. In statistics, it relates to the process of selecting a mathematical model to represent and accurately describe a collection of data.

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. Johnny Gobble:

   The Lykoi Cat name was the inspiration of Patti, the Lykoi Cat said Lykoi was the Greek word for wolf, and we all thought it was very fitting --' wolf cat.'.

2. 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.

3. John Strotbeck:

   Synthetic fabrics were invented in the late '30s and ’40s, which along with fashion influences, allowed athletes to wear competition gear that was more form-fitting, though still baggy, more of the athletes' body was exposed to the public.

4. Ted Cruz:

   I did think it was fitting the debate occurred the week of Halloween because the moderators were doing everything they could to ask every candidate 'Are you more of ghoul or a goblin?'.

5. Gary Foster:

   The other thing is to not be so myopically focused on the scale, it's a piece of metal that gives you a number and is fraught with disappointment. It's not a good measure in the short term. It's better over the long term. Non-scale victories like looking better, feeling better, fitting into a smaller jean size.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fitting
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fitting
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fitting
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html