different between transitory vs fitting
transitory
English
Etymology
From Middle French transitoire, from Old French, from Latin transitorius
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?t?æn.z?.t(?)??/, /?t?æn.s?.t(?)??/
- (US) IPA(key): /?t?æn.z??t??.i/, /?t?æn.s??t??.i/
Adjective
transitory (comparative more transitory, superlative most transitory)
- Lasting only a short time; temporary.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ephemeral
- (law) Of an action: that may be brought in any county
- Antonym: local
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bouvier to this entry?)
Related terms
- transient
Translations
transitory From the web:
- what transitory mean
- what is transitory nature meaning
- what transitory records
- what is transitory inflation
- what does transitory mean
- what is transitory income
- what does transitory inflation mean
- what is transitory provisions
fitting
English
Alternative forms
- (ready): fittin', fittin
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?t??/
- Rhymes: -?t??
Verb
fitting
- present participle of fit
- (informal, US, with infinitive) Getting ready; preparing.
- I'm fitting to go home and sleep.
Synonyms
- (ready): fixing to (see also going to)
Adjective
fitting (comparative more fitting, superlative most fitting)
- Ready, appropriate, suitable, or in keeping
Translations
Noun
fitting (countable and uncountable, plural fittings)
- A small part, especially a standardized or detachable part of a device or machine.
- (engineering) A tube connector; a standardized connecting part of a piping system to attach sections of pipe together, such as a coupling
- The act of trying on clothes to inspect or adjust the fit.
- (manufacturing) The process of fitting up; especially of applying craft methods such as skilled filing to the making and assembling of machines or other products.
- (chiefly Britain, often plural) A removable item in a house or other building, which can be taken with one when one moves out, such as a moveable piece of furniture, a carpet, picture, etc.; US furnishing; compare fixture.
- the fittings of a church or study
- (uncountable) The action or condition of having fits in the sense of seizures or convulsions.
- Since her medication was changed, her fitting has got worse.
Derived terms
- fitting-out
- fitting room (noun)
Translations
fitting From the web:
- what fitting rooms are open
- what fitting rooms are open 2021
- what fitting is a garden hose
- what fittings are secured for cbr defense
- what fitting rooms are open may 2021
- what fitting rooms are open near me
- what fittings to use for gas
- what fitting rooms are open right now
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