Definitions for suitable
ˈsu tə bəlsuit·able

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. suitableadjective

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suitable

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

Editors ContributionRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

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

Anagrams for suitable »

1. sabulite

How to pronounce suitable?

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 suitable in sign language?

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. Siegfried Muresan:

   We are granting the EIB the capacity to invest in Iran if suitable projects are found, the Iran deal is good for Europe's security.

2. J. R. R. Tolkien:

   Nearly all marriages, even happy ones, are mistakes in the sense that almost certainly (in a more perfect world, or even with a little more care in this very imperfect one) both partners might be found more suitable mates. But the real soul-mate is the one you are actually married to.

3. Claire Atkinson:

   If you're considering advertising on the platform, you want to know' Is this product suitable ?' and what are their rules ?

4. Miguel Ferrer:

   However, as I reminded the financial advisors both during and after the sales meeting, it was and is up to each financial advisor to recommend only those financial products that are suitable to their individual customers’ needs.

5. Robert Harcourt:

   I would foresee that there's going to be greater movement, an increase in geographic range, in a lot of these species, that's because the dynamics of climate change mean their suitable habitat in terms of water temperature and prey distribution is changing as well. And these animals are large, far-ranging apex predators.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=suitable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Suitable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=suitable
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suitable
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=suitable