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

Amazon Prime Day is here (and running for a marathon four days until July 11th), meaning a boatload of Prime Day furniture deals on just about every type of seating and storage under the sun just dropped its anchor. —Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2025

The set includes two chairs, a coffee table, and two ottomans that can be used as footrests (but also as extra seating when a few more people want to join the conversation). —Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025

Per a memo from the city in March about the plaza, the project is set to include accessible paving, seating and landscape features, along with the public restroom. —Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025

Many brought their food into the Food and Wine area to enjoy while listening to speakers, as there were plenty of long bar tables and seating. —Essence, 8 July 2025

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