fittingness

English

Etymology

From fitting +‎ -ness.

Noun

fittingness (usually uncountable, plural fittingnesses)

1. The state or condition of being fitting; suitability.
   • 2007 March 14, “It’s Not Up to the Killer (1 Letter)”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 October 2025:

     He may neither judge the fittingness of society’s death sentence nor dictate our actions — even to express his remorse, however heartfelt.