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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][2]

fitting (comparative more fitting, superlative most fitting)

  1. That fits.
    1. Chiefly preceded by a descriptive adverb or noun: that fits in some manner (often closely) to the shape or size of something.
    2. (figurative) Appropriate, suitable, proper.
      Synonyms: becoming, condign, fit, seemly; see also Thesaurus:suitable
      Antonyms: unfitting; see also Thesaurus:unsuitable

fitting (countable and uncountable, plural fittings)

A computer-generated drawing of fittings (etymology 1 sense 2.1) used to connect sections of pipe together.
  1. (countable) gerund of fit: an act of making something fit (“conform in shape and size; be suitable for; etc.”).

    • 1829, [Frederick Marryat], chapter IV, in The Naval Officer; or, Scenes and Adventures in the Life of Frank Mildmay. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 96:

      As soon as we received our orders to proceed to Spithead, Mr. Somerville, who had kept his house at Blackheath while the ship was fitting, in hopes that my promotion might have taken place before she was ready, now prepared to quit the place.

    • 1886, John Ruskin, “Schaffhausen and Milan”, in Præterita. Outlines of Scenes and Thoughts Perhaps Worthy of Memory in My Past Life, volume I, Orpington, Kent: George Allen, →OCLC, page 179:

      [T]he fitting of cushions where they would not slip, the rounding of corners for more delicate repose; […] the perfect fitting of windows, on which one-half the comfort of a travelling carriage really depends; […] —all this was an imaginary journey in itself, with every pleasure, and none of the discomfort, of practical travelling.

    1. (clothing) An act of trying on an item of clothing to adjust or inspect how well it fits.
  2. (manufacturing, mechanical engineering)
    2. (countable) 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.
    3. (uncountable) The process of fitting up; especially, of applying skilled methods to the installation of components to machines or other products.
  3. (countable, chiefly UK, often in the plural) 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.
    Synonym: (US) furnishing
    Antonym: fixture

    the fittings of a church or study

act of making something fit

act of trying on an item of clothing to adjust or inspect how well it fits

component or part of a device or machine, especially one that is standardized and replaceable

standardized part of a piping system used to connect sections of pipe together

removable item in a house or other building

Translations to be checked

fitting

  1. present participle and gerund of fit

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).[3]

fitting (uncountable)

  1. 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.

action or condition of having one or more fits

  • Finnish: kouristelu (fi)
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  1. ^ “fitting, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2025; “fitting, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. ^ “fitting, n.1”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2025; “fitting, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  3. ^ “fitting, n.2”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2025.