What is the meaning of befitting?

verb

  • Accord or comport with.
    • usage: "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman"

adjective

  • Appropriate to.
    • usage: "behavior befitting a father"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
14
 
|15 years ago|1k views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). befitting. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/befitting/definitions/1169107
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "befitting" http://smartdefine.org/befitting/definitions/1169107 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, befitting, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/befitting/definitions/1169107>.
MLAWordNet. "befitting" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/befitting/definitions/1169107>
{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)