fitting vs promising

fitting

adj
  • Ready, appropriate, suitable, or in keeping 

noun
  • A small part, especially a standardized or detachable part of a device or machine. 

  • The process of fitting up; especially of applying craft methods such as skilled filing to the making and assembling of machines or other products. 

  • A tube connector; a standardized connecting part of a piping system to attach sections of pipe together, such as a coupling 

  • The act of trying on clothes to inspect or adjust the fit. 

  • The action or condition of having fits in the sense of seizures or convulsions. 

  • A removable item in a house or other building, which can be taken with one when one moves out, such as a moveable piece of furniture, a carpet, picture, etc.; US furnishing; compare fixture. 

verb
  • Getting ready; preparing. 

promising

adj
  • Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion. 

  • a promising young apprentice 

  • Encouraging and inspiring confidence. 

noun
  • The act of making a promise. 

How often have the words fitting and promising occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )