Sitting (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. the act of a person or thing that sits.
  2. a period of remaining seated, as in posing for a portrait or reading a book.
  3. the space on or in which one sits, as in a church.
  4. a brooding, as of a hen upon eggs; incubation.
  5. the number of eggs on which a bird sits during a single hatching; clutch.
  6. a session, as of a court or legislature.
  7. the time or space allotted to the serving of a meal to a group, as aboard a ship.
adjective
  1. (of a bird) occupying a nest of eggs for hatching.
  2. of, for, or suited to sitting: a sitting area in the lobby.
  3. holding an official position or office; occupying an appointed or elected seat; incumbent: a sitting pontiff.
  4. in session or at work; active:a sitting legislature.
Idioms
  1. in an auspicious position: He's been sitting pretty since he got that new job.
noun
  1. a continuous period of being seated
  2. such a period in a restaurant, canteen, etc, where space and other facilities are limited
  3. the act or period of posing for one's portrait to be painted, carved, etc
  4. a meeting, esp of an official body, to conduct business
  5. the incubation period of a bird's eggs during which the mother sits on them to keep them warm
adjective
  1. in office
  2. (of a hen) brooding eggs
  3. seated
Sitting (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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