English dictionary

sitting

/'s/I/t/I//N/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

adj.all

Synonyms seated

Antonyms standing

Source: WordNet 3.0
Being in the state, or the position, of one who, or that which, sits.

adjective

Source: webster1913

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

noun.act

Examples
He wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting.

Synonyms posing

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position

noun.act

Examples
He read the mystery at one sitting.

Source: WordNet 3.0
a meeting of spiritualists

noun.group

Synonyms seance session

Source: WordNet 3.0
a session as of a legislature or court

noun.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
The state or act of one who sits; the posture of one who occupies a seat.

noun

Source: webster1913