fitting

[fit-ing]

adjective

suitable or appropriate; proper or becoming.

noun

the act of a person or thing that fits.

an act or instance of trying on clothes that are being made or altered to determine proper fit.

anything provided as equipment, parts, supply, etc.

Usually fittings. furniture, fixtures, etc., as of a building or apartment.

Origin of fitting

First recorded in 1525–35; fit¹ + -ing², -ing¹

Related formsfit·ting·ly, adverbfit·ting·ness, nounself-fit·ting, adjectiveun·der·fit·ting, nounun·fit·ting, adjectiveun·fit·ting·ly, adverbwell-fit·ting, adjective

Synonyms for fitting

1. fit, meet, right, decorous, seemly.

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Examples from the Web for well-fitting

Historical Examples of well-fitting

The vessel for the stock vat should have a well-fitting lid.
Vegetable Dyes
Ethel M. Mairet
My energetic organism is like a well-fitting garment; I do not feel it at all.
Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge
Alexander Philip
Gloves must be fresh and well-fitting to make the dress perfect.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million
Sarah Josepha Hale
And they fitted each other like a glove, or, rather, like a well-fitting glove.
The House by the River
A. P. Herbert
He paused to brush an invisible bit of dust from his well-fitting clothes.
The Rival Pitchers
Lester Chadwick

British Dictionary definitions for well-fitting

fitting

adjective

appropriate or proper; suitable

noun

an accessory or partan electrical fitting

(plural) furnishings or accessories in a building

work carried out by a fitter

the act of trying on clothes so that they can be adjusted to fit

British size in clothes or shoesa narrow fitting

Derived Formsfittingly, adverbfittingness, noun

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Word Origin and History for well-fitting

fitting

1530s (adj.); c.1600 (n.), from present participle of fit (v.).