Translate fitting | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of fitting
noun
1 (often
fittings)
a small part on or attached to a piece of furniture or equipment:the wooden fittings were made of walnut (
fittings)
items, such as a stove or shelves, that are fixed in a building but can be removed when the owner moves:little remains of the house’s Victorian fittingsCompare with fixture (sense 1).
2the action of fitting something, in particular. the installing, assembling, and adjusting of machine parts:the fitting of new engines by the shipyard an occasion when one tries on a garment that is being made or altered:she’s coming tomorrow for a fitting
adjective
1suitable or appropriate under the circumstances; right or proper:a fitting reward [with clause]:it was fitting that he should reply
2 [in combination] fitted around or to something or someone in a specified way:loose-fitting trousers
