Fit vs Good - What's the difference?

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Fit is a synonym of good.

As an abbreviation fit

is (travel industry|aviation) fully inclusive tour.

As a proper noun good is

fit

English

Etymology 1

Possibly from the (etyl) .

Adjective

(fitter)

Suitable, proper.

You have nothing to say about it. I'll do exactly as I see fit .

* Bible, Job xxxiv. 18

Is it fit to say a king, Thou art wicked?

* {{quote-book, year=2005, by=

, passage=The rest we'll leave to be examined later, if we think fit ;}}

Adapted to a purpose or environment.

survival of the fittest

* Shakespeare

That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in.

In good shape; physically well.

You don't have to be a good climber for Kilimanjaro, but you do have to be fit .

(British, slang) Good looking, fanciable, attractive, beautiful.

I think the girl working in the office is fit .

Prepared; ready.

* Fairfax

So fit to shoot, she singled forth among her foes who first her quarry's strength should feel.

Derived terms

* fighting fit * fit as a fiddle * fitly * fitness * fittie * unfit

Etymology 2

From the adjective .

Verb

To be suitable for.

It fits the purpose.

* 1918 , Richard Dennis Teall Hollister, Speech-making , publ. George Wahr, pg. 81:

The speaker should be certain that his subject fits the occasion.

To conform to in size and shape.

The small shirt doesn't fit me, so I'll buy the medium size.

If I lose a few kilos, the gorgeous wedding dress might fit me.

To be of the right size and shape, as of clothing.

I wanted to borrow my little sister's jeans, but they didn't fit .

To make conform in size and shape.

I want to fit the drapes to the windows.

# To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.

I had a suit fitted by the tailor.

To be in agreement with.

These definitions fit most of the usage.

To adjust.

The regression program fit a line to the data.

To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.

* {{quote-news

, year=2012 , date=May 13 , author=Andrew Benson , title=Williams's Pastor Maldonado takes landmark Spanish Grand Prix win , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Williams had a problem fitting his left rear tyre and that left Alonso only 3.1secs adrift when he rejoined from his final stop three laps later.}}

To equip or supply.

The chandler will fit us with provisions for a month.

To make ready.

I'm fitting the ship for a summer sail home.

(archaic) To be seemly.

To be proper or becoming.

* Alexander Pope

Nor fits it to prolong the feast.

To be in harmony.

The paint, the fabrics, the rugs all fit .

Derived terms

* fit like a glove * fit up * misfit

Noun

(en noun)

The degree to which something fits.

This shirt is a bad fit .

Since he put on weight, his jeans have been a tight fit .

Conformity of elements one to another.

It's hard to get a good fit using second-hand parts.

The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.

(advertising) how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand.

The Wonder Bread advertising research results showed the “White Picket Fence” commercial had strong fit ratings.

(statistics) goodness of fit.

Usage notes

Usually used in the singular preceded by an indefinite article and an adjective.

References

* (advertising) The Advertising Research Handbook Charles E. Young, Ideas in Flight, Seattle, WA, April 2005

Etymology 3

, or, from the sense of fitted to length.

Noun

(en noun)

(archaic) A section of a poem or ballad.

* 1771 , (1791), vol 2:

Dr. Percy has written a long ballad in many fits .

* Spenser

to play some pleasant fit

References

* Oxford English Dictionary: fit, fyte n. 1

Etymology 4

Noun

(en noun)

A seizure or convulsion.

My grandfather died after having a fit .

(medicine) A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time.

A sudden outburst of emotion.

He had a laughing fit which lasted more than ten minutes.

She had a fit and had thrown all of his clothes out of the window.

He threw a fit when his car broke down.

A sudden burst (of an activity).

Synonyms

* (sudden outburst of emotion) blowout, hissy, tantrum, spell, moment * (sudden burst of activity) flurry, frenzy

Derived terms

* fits and starts * fit of rage * have a fit * hissy fit * pitch a fit * shit fit * snit fit * throw a fit

Verb

(fitt)

(medicine) To suffer a fit.

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good

English

(wikipedia good)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) good, from (etyl) . Related to gather.

Alternative forms

* (poetic contraction)

Adjective

(lb) Of people.

#Acting in the interest of good; ethical.

#*1891 , (Oscar Wilde), (The Picture of Dorian Gray) , Ch.6

#*:When we are happy, we are always good', but when we are ' good , we are not always happy.

#Competent or talented.

#*(Robert South) (1634–1716)

#*:Those are generally good' at flattering who are ' good for nothing else.

#*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Michael Arlen), title= “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days, chapter=3/19/2

, passage=Ivor had acquired more than a mile of fishing rights with the house?; he was not at all a good fisherman, but one must do something?; one generally, however, banged a ball with a squash-racket against a wall.}}

#Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit.

(lb)

#Useful for a particular purpose; functional.

#*{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= David Van Tassel], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/lee-dehaan Lee DeHaan

, title= Wild Plants to the Rescue , volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Plant breeding is always a numbers game.

#Effective.

#*:There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good , serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.

#(lb) Real; actual; serious.

#*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

#*:Love no man in good earnest.

(lb) Of properties and qualities.

#(lb)

##Edible; not stale or rotten.

##:

##Having a particularly pleasant taste.

##:

##* c. 1430' (reprinted '''1888 ), Thomas Austin, ed., ''Two Fifteenth-century Cookery-books. Harleian ms. 279 (ab. 1430), & Harl. ms. 4016 (ab. 1450), with Extracts from Ashmole ms. 1429, Laud ms. 553, & Douce ms. 55 [Early English Text Society, Original Series; 91], London: 374760, page 11:

Soupes dorye. — Take gode almaunde mylke

##* 1962' (quoting '''1381 text), (Hans Kurath) & Sherman M. Kuhn, eds., ''(Middle English Dictionary) , Ann Arbor, Mich.: (University of Michigan Press), , page 1242:

dorr?̅', '''d?r?''' adj. & n. toste wyte bred and do yt in dischis, and ' god Almande mylk.

##Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements.

##:

#Healthful.

#Pleasant; enjoyable.

#Favourable.

#Beneficial; worthwhile.

#*, chapter=22

, title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part.

#Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.

#*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

#*:My reasons are both good and weighty.

(lb) With "and", extremely.

(lb) Holy.

(lb) Of quantities.

#Reasonable in amount.

#Large in amount or size.

#*:The big houses, and there are a good many of them, lie for the most part in what may be called by courtesy the valleys. You catch a glimpse of them sometimes at a little distance from the [railway] line, which seems to have shown some ingenuity in avoiding them,.

#Entire.

#*:Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. No omnibus, cab, or conveyance ever built could contain a young man in such a rage. His mother lived at Pembridge Square, which is four good measured miles from Lincoln's Inn.

Synonyms

* (having positive attributes) not bad, all right, satisfactory, decent * (healthful) well * (competent or talented) accomplished

Antonyms

* (having positive attributes) bad, poor * (ethical) bad, evil

Derived terms

* come from a good place * do well by doing good * fight the good fight * for good * good afternoon * good and * * good books * goodbye * good day * good drunk * gooden * good-for-nothing * good graces * good grief * goodish * good job * good morning * goodly * goodness * good night * good to go * good works * the good die young * too much of a good thing

Interjection

(en interjection)

That is good: an elliptical exclamation of satisfaction or commendation.

Good! I can leave now.

Etymology 2

From (etyl) , all from the adjective.

Adverb

(nonstandard) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.

* 1906 , Zane Grey, The Spirit of the Border: A Romance of the Early Settlers in the Ohio Valley

If Silvertip refuses to give you the horse, grab him before he can draw a weapon, and beat him good . You're big enough to do it.

* 2007 April 19, , WHYY, Pennsylvania [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9683874]

The one thing that we can't do...''is throw out the baby with the bathwater.''...'' We know our process works pretty darn good and, uh, it’s really sparked this amazing phenomenon of this''... high-quality website.

Derived terms

* but good

Etymology 3

From (etyl) good, god, from (etyl) .

Noun

(uncountable) The forces or behaviors that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.

* , chapter=13

, title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them. Soft heartedness caused more harm than good .}}

(countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.

(uncountable) The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.

* Bible, Psalms iv. 6

There be many that say, Who will show us any good ?

* Jay

The good' of the whole community can be promoted only by advancing the ' good of each of the members composing it.

(countable, usually in plural) An item of merchandise.

* (William Shakespeare)

Thy lands and goods / Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate / Unto the state of Venice.

Antonyms

* (forces of good) bad, evil * (positive result) bad

Derived terms

* (item of merchandise) capital goods, consumer goods

Etymology 4

From (etyl) goden, godien, from (etyl) .

Verb

(en verb)

To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.

To make good; turn to good; improve.

To make improvements or repairs.

To benefit; gain.

To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.

To satisfy; indulge; gratify.

To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.

Derived terms

* (l)

Etymology 5

From English dialectal, from (etyl) , ultimately from the adjective. See above.

Verb

(en verb)

To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.

(Bishop Hall)

Derived terms

* (l)

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