fit
adjective
[ fɪt ]
• of a suitable quality, standard, or type to meet the required purpose.
• "the house was not fit for human habitation"
Similar:
suitable,
good enough,
relevant,
pertinent,
apt,
appropriate,
suited,
apposite,
apropos,
-worthy,
fitting,
befitting,
proper,
due,
seemly,
decorous,
decent,
right,
correct,
comme il faut,
meet,
• in good health, especially because of regular physical exercise.
• "my family keep fit by walking and cycling"
Similar:
healthy,
well,
in good health,
in good shape,
in shape,
in good trim,
in trim,
in good condition,
in tip-top condition,
in fine fettle,
fighting fit,
as fit as a fiddle,
as fit as a flea,
as strong as an ox,
strong,
robust,
hale and hearty,
sturdy,
hardy,
stalwart,
lusty,
vigorous,
sound,
athletic,
muscular,
strapping,
tough,
powerful,
rugged,
right as rain,
husky,
ripped,
shredded,
buff,
fit
verb
• be of the right shape and size for.
• "those jeans still fit me"
Similar:
be big/small enough (for),
be the right shape (for),
fit like a glove,
Opposite:
be too big/small (for),
• install or fix (something) into place.
• "they fitted smoke alarms to their home"
• be compatible or in agreement with; match.
• "the landlord had not seen anyone fitting that description"
fit
noun
• the particular way in which something, especially a garment or component, fits.
• "the dress was a perfect fit"
Origin:
late Middle English: of unknown origin.
fit
noun
• a sudden attack of convulsions and/or loss of consciousness, typical of epilepsy and some other medical conditions.
• "the child had frequent fits"
• a sudden short period of uncontrollable coughing, laughter, etc.
Similar:
outbreak,
outburst,
burst,
attack,
bout,
spell,
eruption,
explosion,
flare-up,
blow-up,
access,
fit
verb
• have an epileptic fit.
• "he started fitting uncontrollably"
Origin:
Old English fitt ‘conflict’, in Middle English‘position of danger or excitement’, also ‘short period’; the sense ‘sudden attack of illness’ dates from the mid 16th century.
fit
noun
• a section of a poem.
Origin:
Old English fitt, perhaps the same word as fit2, or related to German Fitze ‘skein of yarn’, in the obsolete sense ‘thread with which weavers mark off a day's work’.
