sitting
Occupying a chair
Sitting is the position of being seated, or an instance of it: a long sitting at the computer, painted in a single sitting.
A sitting of a court or legislature is a session when it meets.
As an adjective, sitting describes someone currently holding a position: a sitting president, a sitting judge.
A sitting duck is an easy target—stationary and vulnerable.
Single-person sitting furniture
- sofaMulti-seat cushioned furniture
- benchShared seating surface
- stoolBackless sitting furniture
- couchUpholstered seating furniture
seat · cross-legged · upright · slouching · hunched · ergonomics · lumbar · cushion
Remaining in expectation
- stationaryNot in motion
- inactiveNot currently functioning
- sedentaryCharacterized by much sitting
- motionlessLacking all movement
still · parked · resting · lingering · remaining · staying · dwelling · tarrying
National legislative assembly
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
council · committee · assembly · plenary · convening · adjournment · recess · proceeding
Zen seated meditation
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- lotusSacred aquatic flower
cushion · breathwork · awareness · presence · centering · grounding · silent · peaceful
Artistic depiction of someone
- artistMaker of creative works
- painterOne who applies pigment
- subjectMatter under discussion
- studioCreative professional's workspace
pose · model · commission · sculpture · life drawing · easel · canvas
Elected or appointed official
- reelectionVoting someone back in
- politicianElected government official
- tenureProtected employment status
- legislatorElected maker of laws
representative · senator · governor · mayor · current · serving · elected · appointed
chair
Single-person sitting furniture
couch · seat · cross-legged · upright · slouching · hunched · ergonomics · lumbar · cushion · armchair
waiting
Remaining in expectation
- stationaryNot in motion
- inactiveNot currently functioning
- sedentaryCharacterized by much sitting
motionless · still · parked · resting · lingering · remaining · staying · dwelling · tarrying · settled
parliament
National legislative assembly
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
tribunal · council · committee · assembly · plenary · convening · adjournment · recess · proceeding · deliberation
zazen
Zen seated meditation
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
lotus · cushion · breathwork · awareness · presence · centering · grounding · silent · peaceful · motionless
portrait
Artistic depiction of someone
studio · pose · model · commission · sculpture · life drawing · easel · canvas
officeholder
Elected or appointed official
- reelectionVoting someone back in
- politicianElected government official
- tenureProtected employment status
legislator · representative · senator · governor · mayor · current · serving · elected · appointed · ruling
- activitiesbowling, climbing, exercise, eating, baking
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- simple tasksblinking, breathing, clapping, nodding, shrugging
- animal behaviorsswimming, running, walking, jumping, flying
- behaviorshabit, aggressive, agitation, conduct, passive
- body movementsflexion, bend, twist, standing, extension
- sitting downAssuming a seated position
- sitting stillSeated without movement
- sitting aroundBeing idle somewhere
- sitting outDeclining to participate
- sitting upBody raised vertical
- sitting duckDefenseless person or thing
sittings, sittin', sitting pretty, sitting room, sitting duck