parquet vs seating

parquet and seating both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
parquet	Yes	No	No	No
seating	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, seating is a hypernym of parquet; that is, seating is a word with a broader meaning than parquet:

parquet: seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle
seating: an area that includes places where several people can sit

Other hypernyms of parquet include seating area, seating room, seats.

parquet (noun)	seating (noun)
seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle	the service of ushering people to their seats
a floor made of parquetry	an area that includes places where several people can sit