Fitting and Variation

Fitting

Fitting noun - Making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances.

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Variation and fitting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Variation" instead a noun "Fitting".

Nearby Words: fit, fitted, fittingly, fitter

Variation noun - A distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play).

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Fitting and variation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fitting" instead a noun "Variation".

Nearby Words: variety, variable, varied, variance, variant

particular	particular fitting	particular variation
specific	specific fitting	specific variation
real	real fitting	real variation
little	little fitting	little variation
Other adjectives: less, creepy.

The theme song used in every adaptation of Cutey Honey is a variation, describing not the plot but the protagonist, and fitting in quite well with the fanservicey nature of the series as a whole.

Source: Expository Theme Tune / Anime
Harry Potter: "Effing" is a variation, fitting since the books are set in Britain ("Effing" or "f-ing" is a common euphemism for "fucking" in British slang).

Source: T-Word Euphemism
A variation appears in a Stage Magician's show, where there are practical reasons for small, female assistants in tight-fitting clothes.

Source: Lovely Assistant

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