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 seating arrangement left the poster next to the husband and one of the children for the duration of the flight. —Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

Audience capacity for RiverEdge Park has grown from 6,000 to 7,500, and the campus has also added bathrooms, redesigned the entrance area and expanded the grass seating. —Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026

The Orange site features meeting spaces (desks, offices, suites and recording studios), a lounge area with bar-top, booths and relaxed seating. —Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026

The new restaurant is take-out only, so don’t expect any seating. —Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 30 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