fitting

1. 1.

   in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion

   “a decent burial”

   “We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this”

   Synonymsdecent

   Similarproper
2. 2.

   being precisely fitting and right

   “it is only meet that she should be seated first”

   Synonymsmeet

   Similarjust

Other forms of fitting

plural

fittings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about fitting

What does fitting mean?

fitting means "making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fitting?

fitting has 2 syllables: fit-ting. The stress falls on "fit". In IPA it is /ˈfɪtɪŋ/.

What is another word for fitting?

Close synonyms include adjustment, accommodation, appointment, try-on, trying on. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fitting a common word?

fitting is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with fitting?

2 words rhyme with fitting. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.