fit
English
/fɪt/
adj
Definitions
- Suitable, proper.
- Adapted to a purpose or environment.
- In good shape; physically well.
- (British) Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.
- Prepared; ready.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fit (an adversary of equal power).
Origin
Middle English
fit
Gloss
an adversary of equal power
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- T-piece English
- afterpiece English
- altarpiece English
- apiece English
- aquafit English
- aquafitness English
- armpiece English
- autofit English
- back English
- backfit English
- backpiece English
- bailpiece English
- bedpiece English
- befit English
- befittest English
- befitteth English
- biofitness English
- bitch English
- bitchfit English
- broadpiece English
- cat English
- catfit English
- centerpiece English
- centrepiece English
- cheekpiece English
- chimneypiece English
- codpiece English
- conepiece English
- cornerpiece English
- crosspiece English
- crownpiece English
- depiece English
- earpiece English
- eyepiece English
- facepiece English
- fieldpiece English
- fitful English
- fitfully English
- fitfulness English
- fitly English
- fitment English
- fitness English
- fittable English
- fitter English
- fittest English
- fitteth English
- fittie English
- fitweed English
- forepiece English
- fourpiece English
- gasfitter English
- hairpiece English
- handpiece English
- head English
- headfit English
- headpiece English
- heelpiece English
- kneepiece English
- mailpiece English
- mainpiece English
- mantelpiece English
- masterpiece English
- midpiece English
- misfit English
- mistresspiece English
- mouthpiece English
- multipiece English
- namepiece English
- neckpiece English
- nightpiece English
- nonfit English
- nosepiece English
- out English
- outfit English
- outfitter English
- overfit English
- photo English
- photofit English
- photofitting English
- piece English
- pieceless English
- piecemeal English
- piecen English
- piecer English
- pieceth English
- piecewise English
- pieceworker English
- pipefitter English
- polepiece English
- refit English
- refitment English
- refitter English
- reoutfit English
- retrofit English
- retrofittable English
- retrofitter English
- ridgepiece English
- ringpiece English
- seapiece English
- semifit English
- shop English
- shopfit English
- shopfitter English
- showpiece English
- sidepiece English
- solepiece English
- steamfitter English
- stringpiece English
- superfit English
- tailpiece English
- testpiece English
- thumbpiece English
- timepiece English
- toepiece English
- toppiece English
- tosspiece English
- underfit English
- unfit English
- unfitful English
- unfitly English
- unfitness English
- unpiece English
- videofit English
- water English
- water fitness English
- waterfit English
- weed English
- workpiece English
- biisi Finnish
- fitti Finnish
- vittea Latin
- Fitness German
- fit German
- topfit German
- retrofit Italian
- fitness French
- pieza Spanish, Castilian
- fitness Portuguese
- fitness Polish
- fit Middle English
- pece Middle English
- autfit Serbo-Croatian
- outfit Serbo-Croatian
- fittur Faroese
- fit Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- fit Chinese
- *fittea Old Saxon
- pisi Sranan Tongo
- cat
- out
- shop
- head
- weed
- back
- bitch
- unfit
- fitly
- piece
- befit
- photo
- water
- refit
- nonfit
- fittie
- fitful
- piecer
- outfit
- misfit
- fitter
- catfit
- piecen
- apiece
- semifit
- fitteth
- fitment
- fitweed
- unfitly
- headfit
- unpiece
- pieceth
- fitness
- overfit
- fittest
- depiece
- autofit
- aquafit
- shopfit
- T-piece
- backfit
- retrofit
- reoutfit
- unfitful
- toepiece
- bitchfit
- earpiece
- waterfit
- fittable
- midpiece
- videofit
- fitfully
- superfit
- bedpiece
- codpiece
- refitter
- photofit
- underfit
- armpiece
- seapiece
- eyepiece
- toppiece
- workpiece
- outfitter
- forepiece
- timepiece
- bailpiece
- conepiece
- gasfitter
- mailpiece
- tailpiece
- facepiece
- fourpiece
- piecemeal
- kneepiece
- headpiece
- hairpiece
- heelpiece
- polepiece
- tosspiece
- refitment
- unfitness
- nosepiece
- neckpiece
- solepiece
- showpiece
- pieceless
- handpiece
- piecewise
- namepiece
- ringpiece
- befitteth
- testpiece
- befittest
- backpiece
- mainpiece
- sidepiece
- pipefitter
- crownpiece
- broadpiece
- afterpiece
- fieldpiece
- shopfitter
- mouthpiece
- nightpiece
- altarpiece
- cheekpiece
- biofitness
- crosspiece
- multipiece
- ridgepiece
- fitfulness
- thumbpiece
- aquafitness
- stringpiece
- mantelpiece
- masterpiece
- steamfitter
- pieceworker
- retrofitter
- centrepiece
- centerpiece
- cornerpiece
- photofitting
- chimneypiece
- retrofittable
- water fitness
- mistresspiece