fitting

fit·ting  (ftng)

adj.

Being in keeping with a situation; appropriate.

n.

1. The act of trying on clothes whose fit is being adjusted.

2. A small detachable part for a machine or apparatus.

3. fittings Chiefly British Furnishings or fixtures.

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fitting·ly adv.

fitting·ness n.

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fitting

Adjective

appropriate or proper

Noun

1. an accessory or part

2. the trying-on of clothes so that they can be adjusted to fit

3. fittings furnishings or accessories in a building

fittingly adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fitting - making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances accommodation, adjustment readjustment - the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances) domestication - accommodation to domestic life; "her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication" habituation - a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions betterment, improvement, advance - a change for the better; progress in development shakedown - initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state; "the new industry's economic shakedown"
	2.	fitting - a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system accessory, add-on, appurtenance, supplement - a supplementary component that improves capability gas fitting - the fitting (pipes or valves or meters) that convey gas from the gas main to the gas fixtures of a building pipe fitting, pipefitting - fitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining pipes together receptacle - an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
	3.	fitting - (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) appointment furnishing - (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
	4.	fitting - putting clothes on to see whether they fit try-on, trying on trial, run, test - the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"
Adj.	1.	fitting - 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" proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
	2.	fitting - being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first" meet just - used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; "a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance"

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fitting

adjective 1. appropriate, suitable, proper, apt, right, becoming, meet (archaic) seemly, correct, decent, desirable, apposite, decorous, comme il faut (French) << OPPOSITE unsuitable

noun 2. accessory, part, piece, unit, connection, component, attachment

plural noun 3. furnishings, extras, equipment, fixtures, appointments, furniture, trimmings, accessories, conveniences, accoutrements, bells and whistles, fitments, appurtenances

Translations

fitting [ˈfɪtɪŋ] adj → apropiado

n [of dress] → prueba see also fittings

fitting [ˈfɪtɪŋ] fit adj → approprié(e)

n [of dress] → essayage m [of piece of equipment]; pose f, installation f

fitting [ˈfɪtɪŋ] fit adj → passend;

(thanks) → gebührend

n (of dress) → Anprobe f;

(of piece of equipment) → Installation f;

fittings fit npl → Ausstattung f

fitting [ˈfɪtɪŋ] adj → appropriato/a

n [of dress] → prova; [of piece of equipment] → montaggio, aggiustaggio see also fittings