fitting
noun
- Type of socket for lightbulbs
- act or process of being the right size; stative sense
- act or process of causing to fit
adjective
- Type of socket for lightbulbs
- be the right size; stative sense
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈfɪtɪŋ/ / [-ɾɪŋ]
adj
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).
- That fits.
“close-fitting form-fitting ill-fitting”
“Certainly, in her well-fitting light-blue dress— […] she was a remarkable Cinderella.”
- That fits.
“O my ſvveet ſir, nevves fitting to the night, / Blacke, fearefull, comfortleſſe, and horrible.”
“Though all your actions are noble, though your ſentiments ſpeak the purity of your ſoul, is it fitting that I ſhould accompany you alone into theſe perplexed retreats? ſhould vve be found together, vvhat vvould a cenſorious vvorld think of my conduct?”
name
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: From fit (“to suffer a fit (‘convulsion, seizure’)”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming gerunds and nouns denoting the act of doing something or the embodiment of an action).
- gerund of fit: the action or condition of having one or more fits (“convulsions or seizures”).
“Since her medication was changed, her fitting has got worse.”
verb
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).
- present participle and gerund of fit