appropriate v. suitable v. desirable v. worthy

[hhtt21]

Would you please explain if appropriate, suitable, desirable and worthy mean exactly the same for this kind of context?

1) The parents found the girl suitable for their son.
2) The parents found the girl desirable for their son.
3) The parents found the girl appropriate for their son.
4) The parents found the girl worthy of their son.



Suitable:Being an appropriate and good choice, especially as a spouse

http://www.wordwebonline.com/search.pl?w=suitable

 

[tedmc]

"Suitable" is the word most common for the context. There is the word "suitor", which means a suitable partner for marriage.

 

[Rover_KE]

No it doesn't, Ted.

suit•or
n.

[countable]​

1. a man who tries to gain the affection or love of a woman.

(Random House Dictionary)

 

[tedmc]

No it doesn't, Ted.


(Random House Dictionary)

Yes, it does, according to https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/suitor

 

[hhtt21]

No, they don't mean exactly the same. If you look up the words in a couple of the dictionaries at www.onelook com, you should get an idea of the shades of meaning each word conveys.

Yes, might be but do you agree with me that the phrases "to find a person suitable for something" and "to find a person appropriate for something" are exactly the same, at least for such a context?

5. We found you suitable for the job.
6. We found you appropriate for the job.

Would you natives please evaluate this post and its examples given?

 

[jutfrank]

Yes, might be but do you agree with me that the phrases "to find a person suitable for something" and "to find a person appropriate for something" are exactly the same, at least for such a context?

5. We found you suitable for the job.
6. We found you appropriate for the job.

No, they're not "exactly the same".

suitable and appropriate (like any two words) have different uses. 5. is the correct word in this context. 6. is not correct.

 

[hhtt21]

That is not natural English.

Is this one natural: 7."We found you suitable for the job."

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

"Suitable" is the word most common for the context. There is the word "suitor", which means a suitable partner for marriage.

Isn't a suitor someone in pursuit?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Is this one natural: 7."We found you suitable for the job."

Yes. It's a little formal, but it's natural.