Skip to main content
form-fitting

form-fitting

4 3.9
Clothes that are close to the shape of the body and show its outline
  • adjective
  • /fɔrmˈfɪtɪŋ/
translation icon : ajustado
  • "Josie wanted a simple, form-fitting dress."

I quite like things that are quite form fitting but as far as everyday staples go, this is it.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • "2" Jack! Rising from behind his massive mahogany desk, the slim, graying man in the form-fitting blue suit seemed genuinely glad to see him.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Erin is on the stand, wearing the most conservative thing she owns: a red, form-fitting mini dress, telling her story to Ed, who's questioning her.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • So if you have a metal link watch, it's only as tight and form fitting as the size of the watch band to your wrist.

  • I quite like things that are quite form fitting but as far as everyday staples go, this is it.

  • Another gorgeous item is the form-fitting Detroit dress from One Hundred.

    Blog text (16)
  • I have my T-shirt sleeves cut down so they are more form-fitting around my arms.

    Blog text (20)
  • If you are wearing form-fitting clothes, you should always try to wear seamless undergarments with them.

    Blog text (28)
  • The suits are form-fitting, sleek, and have no bulky oxygen tanks.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • She hummed under her breath as she stepped into her best faded form-fitting jeans and pink T-shirt.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • She wore a stunning, form-fitting gown that accentuated her curves beautifully.

Synonyms

tight-fitting
vsform-fitting
5 3.4

Stays close to the body or an object and is not loose

follows the body's contours without implying excessive firmness
close-fitting
vsform-fitting
1 3.7

Fits tightly to the body or an object without being uncomfortable

follows the body's contours without implying comfort level
tightly fitting
vsform-fitting
1 3.2

Close and firm against the shape of something or someone

follows contours but may not imply such firm hugging or snugness
tightfitting
vsform-fitting
3.9

Close to the body or an object without much space

follows contours instead of focusing on pressure against the body

Antonyms

Not tight on the body so clothes hang away from you

How Tight

skin-tight
6 3.5
tight
6 1.0
form-fitting
4 3.9
fitted
2.0
loose
155 1.0

Surface Forms

form-fitting positive

Morphology

form-fitting = form + fitting (transparent) = form + ing

Clear compound of 'form' + 'fitting' (fit + -ing), so the meaning 'closely matching the shape' is directly derivable by learners.

Etymology

Form-fitting is made of two simple parts: form ('shape') and fitting from fit ('to be the right size'), so it means 'following the shape'. That's why we use it for clothes or items that sit very close to the body.