sitting
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting
Types & categories
- movement hypernym
Related & opposite
- pose derivation
- photography domain topic
Sense 2 adjective
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
the seated Madonna
Related & opposite
- standing antonym
Sense 3 noun
the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position
he read the mystery at one sitting
Types & categories
- movement hypernym
Related & opposite
- sit derivation
Sense 4 adjective
not moving and therefore easy to attack
a sitting target
Related & opposite
- unmoving similar to
Sense 5 noun
a meeting of spiritualists
the seance was held in the medium's parlor
Types & categories
- get together hypernym
Parts & wholes
- table rapping part meronym
- table tipping part meronym
Sense 6 noun
a session as of a legislature or court
Types & categories
- session hypernym
Related & opposite
- sit derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pose |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | photography |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | movement |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | standing |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sit |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | movement |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | unmoving |
| 5 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | table rapping |
| 5 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | table tipping |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | get together |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | sit |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | session |