2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Suitable  \Suit"a*ble\,  a. 
  Capable  of  suiting;  fitting;  accordant;  proper;  becoming; 
  agreeable;  adapted;  as  ornaments  suitable  to  one's  station; 
  language  suitable  for  the  subject.  --  {Suit"a*ble*ness},  n. 
  --  {Suit"a*bly},  adv 
 
  Syn:  Proper;  fitting;  becoming;  accordant;  agreeable; 
  competent;  correspondent;  compatible;  consonant; 
  congruous;  consistent. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  suitable 
  adj  1:  suitable  for  the  desired  purpose;  "Is  this  a  suitable  dress 
  for  the  office?" 
  2:  meant  or  adapted  for  an  occasion  or  use  "a  tractor  suitable 
  (or  fit)  for  heavy  duty";  "not  an  appropriate  (or  fit) 
  time  for  flippancy"  [syn:  {appropriate},  {suited}] 
  3:  appropriate  for  a  condition  or  occasion;  "everything  in  its 
  proper  place";  "the  right  man  for  the  job";  "she  is  not 
  suitable  for  the  position"  [syn:  {proper},  {right}] 
  4:  worthy  of  being  chosen  especially  as  a  spouse;  "the  parents 
  found  the  girl  suitable  for  their  son"  [syn:  {desirable}, 
  {worthy}] 

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