fitment

[ fit-muhnt ]

noun

1. equipment; furnishing.
2. fitments, fittings:

   the fitments of a ship.

fitment

/ ˈfɪtmənt /

noun

1. machinery an accessory attached to an assembly of parts
2. a detachable part of the furnishings of a room

Word History and Origins

Origin of fitment¹

First recorded in 1600–10; fit ¹ + -ment

Example Sentences

Every vehicle and every suspension setup will be different, and the skill of your alignment shop plays a role in tire fitment, too.

From Outside Online

Fig. 107 is a shaped spandrel, such as is fixed in the recess of a sideboard or cupboard or shop window fitment.

From Project Gutenberg

At one end I could see that some sort of fitment had been removed, and there were splashes of candle-wax on the floor.

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Well, the rest of the fleet know what our food and drink fitment is.

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The stores consist of a counter and a back fitment—the two mounted on a base board.

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The back fitment consists of a block of twenty covers, five in a row, and four rows deep.

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More About Fitment

What does fitment mean?

The word fitment can be used as a general term for a variety of objects used as fittings, furnishings, fixtures, and other kinds of equipment.

A fitment can be a part of a machine, especially an accessory that’s attached to another part of the assembly.

The plural form of the word, fitments, is used to refer to the fittings or parts of a ship.

Fitments also include things like furniture, such as cabinets, and other furnishings and fixtures, like towel racks or coat hooks. This sense of the word is primarily used by speakers of British English.

Otherwise, fitment is not a commonly used word, and words like fitting, furnishing, fixture, and equipment are much more common.

Example: All of these fitments are no longer manufactured, so they had to be custom made to fit the assembly.

Where does fitment come from?

The first records of the word fitment come from the 1600s, but it wasn’t used to refer to equipment or furniture until the 1800s. The suffix -ment is used in the same way in the word equipment.

Fitments fit the machine, room, ship, or other thing into which they’re placed, or at least they’re supposed to. Like the word equipment, fitment can be used very broadly to refer to all kinds of different things. Unlike equipment, the word fitment is not very commonly used.

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What are some synonyms for fitment?

• fitting
• fixture
• furnishing
• part
• component

What are some words that share a root or word element with fitment? 

 

• fit
• fitted

What are some words that often get used in discussing fitment?

• accessories
• assembly
• room
• furniture
• ship

How is fitment used in real life?

Fitment can be used in many different contexts. In the U.S., the words fixture and fitting are more commonly used.

@Heals_Furniture have gone above and beyond in trying to identify a lighting fitment I bought from them in Guildford years ago and my kids recently destroyed.

— Lord High Horsham (@AlexCarraroUK) March 4, 2020

Hi Tejpal, thank you for writing to us. We would like to inform you that the CNG fitments have not been approved on any Tata cars, except the Tata Nano eMax variant. Do get back to us if you need any further assistance and we’d be glad to help you.

— Tata Motors (@TataMotors) August 17, 2020

DotD: BrE tends to use 'fittings' (occas. 'fitments') for little things fitted in a room (clothes rail, hooks), AmE tends to use 'fixtures'.

— Lynne Murphy (@lynneguist) January 5, 2012

 

 

Try using fitment!

Is fitment used correctly in the following sentence?

I’m using these antique ship fitments as decorations.