fitting

Pronunciation: /ˈfɪtɪŋ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
  2. noun a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system
  3. noun (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

Etymology

From fit (“to conform to in shape or size; to be suitable for”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming present participles of verbs, and gerunds and nouns denoting the act of doing something or the embodiment of an action).

In classic literature

Synonyms

adjustment, accommodation

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
improvement
Narrower (hyponyms)
shakedown, readjustment, domestication, habituation

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