Meanings
nounfittingness (usually uncountable, plural fittingnesses)
plural fittingnesses
- uncountableusuallyThe state or condition of being fitting; suitability.
He may neither judge the fittingness of society’s death sentence nor dictate our actions — even to express his remorse, however heartfelt.
2007 March 14, “It’s Not Up to the Killer (1 Letter)”, in New York Times
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fittingness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fittingness
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“fittingness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fittingness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fittingness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fittingness.
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