sitting vs meeting

meeting vs sitting

sitting and meeting both are nouns.

sitting is an adjective but meeting is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sitting	Yes	Yes	No	No
meeting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, meeting is a hypernym of sitting; that is, meeting is a word with a broader meaning than sitting:

sitting: a meeting of spiritualists
meeting: a small informal social gathering

Other hypernyms of sitting include get together.

sitting (noun)	meeting (noun)
the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position	the social act of assembling for some common purpose
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)	the act of joining together as one
a session as of a legislature or court	a casual or unexpected convergence
a meeting of spiritualists	a formally arranged gathering
	a small informal social gathering
	a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

sitting (adjective)	meeting (adjective)
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
not moving and therefore easy to attack

Difference between sitting and meeting

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