suitable

English

Etymology

suit +‎ -able

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsuːtəbl/
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Adjective

suitable (comparative more suitable, superlative most suitable)

Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.

Synonyms

fit for purpose (British)
up to standard (British)

Antonyms

unsuitable

Derived terms

Translations

appropriate to a certain occasion

Bulgarian: подходящ (bg) (podhodjašt)
Catalan: apropiat (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 合適 (zh), 合适 (zh) (héshì), 適當 (zh), 适当 (zh) (shìdàng)
Czech: vhodný (cs) m, vyhovující m
Danish: passende, egnet
Dutch: geschikt (nl), passend (nl)
Esperanto: konvena, taŭga
Finnish: sopiva (fi), kelvollinen (fi)
French: approprié (fr), convenable (fr), opportun (fr), idoine (fr) m or f
German: geeignet (de), passend (de)
Greek: κατάλληλος (el) m (katállilos)
Ancient: πρόσφορος (prósphoros)
Hebrew: ראוי‎ (ra'uy), מתאים‎ (mat'im), הולם‎ (holem)
Hungarian: megfelelő (hu), illő (hu)
Italian: adatto (it), idoneo (it) m, rispondente (it) m, confacente (it) m, indicato (it), appropriato (it), giusto (it)
Japanese: 適切な (ja) (てきせつな, tekisetsu-na), 相応しい (ja) (ふさわしい, fusawashii)
Latvian: piemērots, atbilstošs, piederīgs

Malay: sesuai
Manx: cooie
Maori: arotau, haratau, tau (mi)
Norwegian: passende (no), egnet
Portuguese: apropriado (pt) m, favorável (pt)
Romanian: adecvat (ro) m or n, convenabil (ro) m or n, potrivit (ro) m or n, nimerit (ro) m or n
Russian: подходя́щий (ru) (podxodjáščij), го́дный (ru) (gódnyj), приго́дный (ru) (prigódnyj), примени́мый (ru) (primenímyj), соотве́тствующий (ru) (sootvétstvujuščij)
Scottish Gaelic: freagarrach, iomchaidh
Slovene: ustrézen (sl)
Spanish: apropiado (es), indicado (es)
Swedish: lämplig (sv)
Tagalog: hiyang, kahiyang
Telugu: తగిన (te) (tagina), యుక్తమైన (te) (yuktamaina)
Turkish: uygun (tr)
Ukrainian: підходящий (pidxodjaščyj), відповідний (vidpovidnyj), придатний (prydatnyj)
Welsh: addas (cy)
Westrobothnian: poteli, tingeli

See also

Further reading

suitable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
suitable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

sabulite

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