Definition of FITTING

fitting

Plural: fittings

Noun

  • A small, standardized accessory part or component.
  • making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
  • a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system
  • (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
  • putting clothes on to see whether they fit
  • A small part, especially a standardized or detachable part of a device or machine.
  • A tube connector; a standardized connecting part of a piping system to attach sections of pipe together, such as a coupling
  • The act of trying on clothes to inspect or adjust the fit.
  • The process of fitting up; especially of applying craft methods such as skilled filing to the making and assembling of machines or other products.
  • A removable item in a house or other building, which can be taken with one when one moves out, such as a moveable piece of furniture, a carpet, picture, etc.; US furnishing; compare fixture.
  • The action or condition of having fits in the sense of seizures or convulsions.

Verb

  • be agreeable or acceptable to
  • be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
  • satisfy a condition or restriction
  • make fit
  • insert or adjust several objects or people
  • be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
  • conform to some shape or size
  • provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
  • make correspond or harmonize
  • present participle and gerund of fit
  • Getting ready; preparing.

Adjective Satellite

  • 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"
  • being precisely fitting and right

Adj

  • Appropriate; suitable.

Examples

  • I'm fitting to go home and sleep.
  • Since her medication was changed, her fitting has got worse.
  • The "S" tile was a crucial FITTING to many potential plural bingos.

Origin / Etymology

By surface analysis, fit + -ing.

Synonyms

accommodate, accommodation, adjustment, agree, appointment, check, conform to, correspond, equip, fit, fit out, gibe, go, jibe, match, meet, outfit, suit, tally, try-on, trying on, condign, fixing to

Antonyms

disagree

Scrabble Score: 11

fitting: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fitting: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fitting: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

fitting: valid Words With Friends Word