seasoned

/ˈsiːzənd/

seasoned is the simple past and past participle of season.

Adjective

seasoned (comparative more seasoned, superlative most seasoned)

Experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby
- a seasoned traveller
- a seasoned player
Of a food, often a liquid: containing seasonings
- Pan-simmer baked seitan cutlets in Basic Broth (page 20) or other seasoned stock for 15 minutes.1994, Leonard Jacobs, Cooking with Seitan: The Complete Vegetarian "wheat-meat" Cookbook, Penguin, →ISBN, page 28
- Delicious, fresh bread — especially a killer herb-seasoned loaf — and a stellar creamy dill dressing elevate Brother Juniper's sandwiches beyond the routine.1996, Joan S. Todd, “Beyond Bread”, in Indianapolis Monthly, page 199

season (third-person singular simple present seasons, present participle seasoning, simple past and past participle seasoned)

(transitive) To habituate, accustom, or inure (someone or something) to a particular use, purpose, or circumstance.
- to season oneself to a climate
(broadly, transitive) To prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of natural juices.
- The timber needs to be seasoned.
Synonyms:

desiccate, dehydrate, exiccate, fordry
(intransitive) To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted to a climate.

Synonyms:

wont, age
(intransitive) To become dry and hard, by the escape of the natural juices, or by being penetrated with other substance.
- The wood has seasoned in the sun.
Synonyms:

desiccate, dry out, dry up, fordry, shrivel up
(transitive) To mingle: to moderate, temper, or qualify by admixture.

Synonyms:

admix
(obsolete) To impregnate (literally or figuratively).
- When the male hath once ſeaſoned the female, he neuer after toucheth her.1589, Richard Hakluyt, chapter 22, in The principall navigations, voiages and discoveries of the English nation, part 1, London, page 93
Synonyms:

inseminate, fertilize, seed

comparative	more seasoned
superlative	most seasoned

What does seasoned mean?: Seasoned means experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby.
What is seasoned the simple past and past participle of?: Seasoned is the simple past and past participle of season.
What part of speech is seasoned?: Seasoned is an adjective.
How do you pronounce seasoned?: Seasoned is pronounced /ˈsiːzənd/.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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