Hypertext Webster Gateway: "suitable"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Suitable \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
suitable
adj 1: suitable for the desired purpose; "Is this a suitable dress
for the office?"
2: meant or adapted for an occasion or use; "a tractor suitable
(or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit)
time for flippancy" [syn: {appropriate}, {suited}]
3: appropriate for a condition or occasion; "everything in its
proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not
suitable for the position" [syn: {proper}, {right}]
4: worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents
found the girl suitable for their son" [syn: {desirable},
{worthy}]
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