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fitting vs habituation

habituation vs fitting

fitting and habituation both are nouns.

fitting is an adjective but habituation is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fitting Yes Yes No No
habituation Yes No No No
As nouns, habituation is a hyponym of fitting; that is, habituation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fitting:
  • fitting: making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
  • habituation: a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions
Other hyponyms of fitting include readjustment, domestication, shakedown.
fitting (noun) habituation (noun)
putting clothes on to see whether they fit a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions
a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
(usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
fitting (adjective) habituation (adjective)
being precisely fitting and right
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
Difference between fitting and habituation

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