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Meaning of SUITABLE

Pronunciation:  'sootabul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  appropriate for a condition or occasion; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"
  2. [adj]  worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"
  3. [adj]  meant or adapted for an occasion or use; "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy"
  4. [adj]  suitable for the desired purpose; "Is this a suitable dress for the office?"
 
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 Synonyms: appropriate, desirable, eligible, fir for(a), fit, fit to(a), good, proper, right, suited, worthy
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Suit"a*ble\, a.
Capable of suiting; fitting; accordant; proper; becoming;
agreeable; adapted; as, ornaments suitable to one's station;
language suitable for the subject. -- {Suit"a*ble*ness}, n.
-- {Suit"a*bly}, adv.
Syn: Proper; fitting; becoming; accordant; agreeable;
     competent; correspondent; compatible; consonant;
     congruous; consistent.
 

 

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