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[ adjective ] in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
Examples "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this" Used in print (Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)We all believe that toward acts or effects of a certain kind one attitude is fitting and another not ; but on the theory before us such a belief would not make_sense . There is therefore nothing about them to which an attitude of approval or condemnation could be fitting . But if that is true , why is any attitude more fitting than any other ? In such a case , any attitude would be as fitting or unfitting as any other , which means that the notion of fitness has lost all point . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] being precisely fitting and right
Synonyms Examples "it is only meet that she should be seated first" Used in print (Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)Would applause , for_example , be fitting if , apart from the applause , there were nothing good to applaud ? Would condemnation be fitting if , independently of the condemnation , there were nothing bad to condemn ? Related terms |
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[ noun ] making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
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[ noun ] (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
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[ noun ] a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 15516
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