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fitting

adj
/ˈfɪtɪŋ/UK/ˈfɪtɪŋ/US

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).

  1. derived from figo
  2. inherited from fitt
  3. inherited from fit
  4. formed as fitting — “fit + -ing”

Definitions

  1. That fits.

    • close-fitting    form-fitting    ill-fitting
    • Certainly, in her well-fitting light-blue dress— […] she was a remarkable Cinderella.

  2. gerund of fit

    gerund of fit: an act of making something fit (“conform in shape and size; be suitable for; etc.”).

    • curve fitting

  3. A (generally small) component or part of a device or machine, especially one that is…

    A (generally small) component or part of a device or machine, especially one that is standardized and replaceable; specifically, a standardized part of a piping system used to connect sections of pipe together, such as a coupling.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. The process of fitting up

      The process of fitting up; especially, of applying skilled methods to the installation of components to machines or other products.

    2. A removable item (such as a carpet, a movable piece of furniture, or a picture) in a…

      A removable item (such as a carpet, a movable piece of furniture, or a picture) in a house or other building, which can be taken with one when moving out.

      • the fittings of a church or study

    3. present participle and gerund of fit

    4. A surname.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at fitting. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at fitting. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at fitting

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA