seating

noun

seat·​ing ˈsē-tiŋ 

1

a

: material for covering or upholstering seats

b

: a seat on or in which something rests

a valve seating

2

: the act of providing with seats

Examples of seating in a Sentence

There won't be enough seating for everyone.

The auditorium has seating for 400.

There is additional seating on the deck.

The auditorium has a seating capacity of 400.

There are two seatings for tea.

We bought tickets for the 5:30 seating of the show.

Recent Examples on the Web

The rooms All 800 accommodations are notably spacious—even the lowest tier of guest rooms features a separate seating area and floor-to-ceiling windows—and select rooms afford views of the sculptural Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2026

Xtracycle has even included a Hooptie child seating solution, along with a PorterRack to the front that can easily carry groceries, school bags, and other daily cargo (along with the up to three kids to the rear). —Stefan Ionescu march 02, New Atlas, 2 Mar. 2026

Going from theater seating to stadium seating. —Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026

The restaurant will also have seating wrapping around its exterior and a live music stage. —Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1761, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing seating

• seating arrangement/plan
• seating plan

Rhymes for seating

• beating
• bleating
• cheating
• eating
• fleeting
• greeting
• heating
• meeting
• sheeting
• sweeting
• treating
• accreting