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Meaning of "unfitting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNFITTING

unfitting  [ʌnˈfɪtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNFITTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unfitting is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNFITTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unfitting in the English dictionary

The definition of unfitting in the dictionary is not appropriate or suitable.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNFITTING


befitting
bɪˈfɪtɪŋ
buffeting
ˈbʌfɪtɪŋ
close-fitting
ˌkləʊsˈfɪtɪŋ
counterfeiting
ˈkaʊntəˌfɪtɪŋ
dating
ˈdeɪtɪŋ
exciting
ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ
fighting
ˈfaɪtɪŋ
fitting
ˈfɪtɪŋ
formfitting
ˈfɔːmˌfɪtɪŋ
ill-fitting
ˌɪlˈfɪtɪŋ
lighting
ˈlaɪtɪŋ
loose-fitting
ˌluːsˈfɪtɪŋ
marketing
ˈmɑːkɪtɪŋ
operating
ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ
outfitting
ˈaʊtˌfɪtɪŋ
pipefitting
ˈpaɪpˌfɪtɪŋ
refitting
ˌriːˈfɪtɪŋ
tight-fitting
ˌtaɪtˈfɪtɪŋ
unbefitting
ˌʌnbɪˈfɪtɪŋ
unprofiting
ʌnˈprɒfɪtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNFITTING

unfilmed
unfilterable
unfiltered
unfiltrable
unfindable
unfine
unfinished
unfired
unfirm
unfished
unfit
unfitly
unfitness
unfitted
unfittedness
unfittingly
unfix
unfixed
unfixedness
unfixity

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNFITTING

accounting
admitting
batting
betting
chatting
committing
cutting
emitting
formatting
knitting
letting
permitting
plotting
putting
setting
sitting
spitting
splitting
spotting
submitting
transmitting

Synonyms and antonyms of unfitting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unfitting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNFITTING

Find out the translation of unfitting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unfitting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unfitting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不合宜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unfitting
570 millions of speakers

English

unfitting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unfitting
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

unfitting
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неподходящим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unfitting
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুপযোগী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inconvenant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak sesuai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unpassend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不適当な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

unfitting
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unfitting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

unfitting
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unfitting
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अयोग्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unfitting
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unfitting
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niestosowny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невідповідним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

necorespunzător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

unfitting
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onvanpas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

opassande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unfitting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unfitting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNFITTING»

The term «unfitting» is regularly used and occupies the 63.093 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNFITTING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unfitting

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNFITTING»

Discover the use of unfitting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unfitting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Unfitting Stories: Narrative Approaches to Disease, ...
Bringing together the work of Canadian researchers, health professionals, and people with lived experiences of disease, disability, or trauma, it addresses central issues about authority in medical and personal narratives and the value of ...
Valerie Raoul, 2007
2
Othello. Antony and Cleopatra. Cymbeline. Pericles. Venus ...
Oh! thou art wise; 'tis certain. Iago. Stand you awhile apart; Confine yourself but in a patient list °. Whilst you were here, o'erwhelmed with your grief ', (A passion most unfitting such a man) Cassio came hither: I shifted him away, And laid good  ...
William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier, 1858
3
Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems
Whilst you were here, o'erwhelmed with your grief ', (A passion most unfitting such a man) Cassio came hither : I shifted him away, And laid good 'scuse upon your ecstasy ; Bade him anon return, and here speak with me ; The which he ...
William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier, 1858
4
Shakespeare's comedies, histories, tragedies, and poems
Whilst you were here, o'erwhelmed with your grief ', (A passion most unfitting such a man) Cassio came hither : I shifted him away, And laid good 'scuse upon your eestasy ; Bade him anon return, and here speak with me ; The which he ...
William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier, 1858
5
The Case for Animal Rights
What Kant could argue is that maltreatment of those things that have value merely as means consists in treating them in ways that reduce their value as means, which, given the sort of value they have, is "unfitting to their nature." And he could ...
Tom Regan, 2004
6
Just the Arguments: 100 of the Most Important Arguments in ...
T: And you will say that it is no less indubitable that sinning is always unfitting and harmful. S: No one in his right mind thinks otherwise. T: Then a will that cannot fall away from the rectitude of not sinning is freer than a will that can abandon that  ...
Michael Bruce, Steven Barbone, 2011
7
On the Incarnation of the Word
First of all, what is there in our belief that is unfitting or ridiculous? Is it only that we say that the Word has been manifested in a body? Well, if they themselves really love the truth, they will agree with us that this involved no unfittingness at all.
St. Athanasius
8
Moral Responsibility: Beyond Free Will and Determinism
Committing crimes, the desert base, is itself something unfitting; let us say breaking and entering is unfitting to the concept and right of property. And this is what makes it fitting and required, that is appropriate, that they be punished.
Nicole A. Vincent, Ibo van de Poel, Jeroen van den Hoven, 2011
9
Combat-Related Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD: A Resource ...
Separate with severance pay: If one or more of your conditions is considered unfitting for continued service in the military, but the combined dis— ability of all your unfitting conditions is between 0 and 20 percent, you may receive severance ...
Cheryl Lawhorne, Don Philpott, 2011
10
The Authority of Law: Essays on Law and Morality
They designate certain patterns of behaviour as fitting and others as unfitting between friends. It is part of our culture that a friend in need is a friend indeed or that friends should not be free to criticize friends in front of strangers, regardless of ...
Joseph Raz, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNFITTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unfitting is used in the context of the following news items.
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Housing.com sacks CEO Rahul Yadav over unfitting behaviour as …
Mumbai: Capping the tumultuous stint of its co-founder, realty portal Housing.com's board sacked Rahul Yadav as the CEO saying that his behaviour towards ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
2
Faith not blurred by tragedy
CORPUS CHRISTI - A Sunday sermon brimful of tragedy and destruction seemed unfitting for a grieving congregation. The service, centered on the Fall of ... «Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Jun 15»
3
Swansea City's defeat to Crystal Palace an unfitting end to superb …
But the key point in all this, despite something of a dismal show as Marouane Chamakh sealed the points for Palace, is that it should be forgotten. While Garry ... «WalesOnline, May 15»
4
An unfitting end for Terps' lone senior
Maryland guard Laurin Mincy looks to pass against Connecticut guard Moriah Jefferson during the first half. Maryland guard Laurin Mincy looks to pass against ... «Baltimore Sun, Apr 15»
5
Curtain Call: An unfitting end to a Hall of Fame career
Dustin Runnels career has been fittingly eccentric. He started out as a generic country-fied grappler, “the son of the legendary American Dusty Rhodes.” In fact ... «Wrestling 101, Mar 15»
6
Laying blame elsewhere unfitting of retiring Misbah
KARACHI: Not many of the voices of Pakistan cricket are those of reason. Misbahul Haq's was one of the rare few who was. However, in his final press ... «The Express Tribune, Mar 15»
7
How Can The Falcons Replicate Seattle's Defensive Success?
And it's unfitting because, in a league where the rules are so clearly skewed to favor offense, Quinn and the Seahawks won with defense. This past season, the ... «The Falcoholic, Feb 15»
8
FDI: What investors want…
The report also found that Sub-Saharan Africa's inability to attract foreign investment was a result of its unfitting trade agreements which did not fully exploit ... «The Bostwana Gazette, Jan 15»
9
The Hobbit: An unfitting farewell
And it was unfitting. The movie begins immediately where its prequel, 'Desolation of Smaug', ends. The cliff-hanger is concluded within minutes; with some ... «The Nation, Dec 14»
10
Unfitting HEC promotion proposals
ISLAMABAD - The Higher Education Commission (HEC) selection board has recommended promotions of its employees in disregard to the promotional criteria. «The Nation, Jul 14»

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