sitting

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
  2. noun the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position
  3. noun a meeting of spiritualists

Etymology

From Middle English sittyng, sittynge, equivalent to sit + -ing. Cognate with Dutch zitting (“a sitting, session”), German Sitzung (“a sitting, session”), Swedish sittning (“a sitting, session”).

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Synonyms

posing

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