fitting
noun
[ ˈfɪtɪŋ ]
• a small part on or attached to a piece of furniture or equipment.
• "the wooden fittings were made of walnut"
Similar:
attachment,
connection,
installation,
part,
piece,
component,
accessory,
furnishings,
furniture,
units,
fixtures,
fitments,
equipment,
appointments,
accoutrements,
appurtenances,
• the action of fitting something.
• "the fitting of new engines by the shipyard"
fitting
adjective
• suitable or appropriate under the circumstances; right or proper.
• "a fitting reward"
Similar:
apt,
appropriate,
suitable,
apposite,
fit,
proper,
due,
right,
seemly,
correct,
becoming,
convenient,
expedient,
opportune,
felicitous,
timely,
comme il faut,
meet,
• fitted around or to something or someone in a specified way.
• "loose-fitting trousers"
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"
Origin:
late Middle English: of unknown origin.
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.
