fitting (n.)

  1. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

    [ Syn: adjustment , accommodation ]

  2. a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system

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

    [ Syn: appointment ]

  4. putting clothes on to see whether they fit

    [ Syn: try-on , trying on ]

    fitting (adj.)

  1. 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'

  2. being precisely fitting and right; it is only meet that she should be seated first

    [ Syn: meet ]

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