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

Minimize home field advantage Kyle Field has an official seating capacity of 102,733 — the fourth-largest stadium in college football behind only Michigan Stadium (107,601), Penn State’s Beaver Stadium (106,572) and Ohio State’s Ohio Stadium (102,780). —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025

Instead, more than 500 domestic cinemas will sell concession vouchers that will guarantee seating for the showings. —Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2025

The room where the session was taking place has stadium seating with doors that enter at the top. —Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025

Choose among leather banquettes nestled into corners dimly lit by wall sconces, floor seating steps away from live jazz performers or high tables along glass cases filled with sketches of the celebrities who have graced the Chop House with their presence over the years. —Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 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