noun Uncommon

seasoning

Seasoning (noun) means Salt, herbs, spices, or other ingredients added to food to improve its taste. Example: “This soup needs more seasoning.”

noun

Salt, herbs, spices, or other ingredients added to food to improve its taste.

"This soup needs more seasoning."

"The recipe calls for a simple seasoning of salt, pepper, and thyme."

How to use seasoning

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishAnything you add to food to give it more flavour, like salt, pepper, or spice blends.

Common pairings

add seasoning a blend of seasoning taste the seasoning

Word forms

seasonings plural

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This soup needs more _____.

Etymology

From "season" (the verb, meaning to flavour food) plus "-ing."

Synonyms

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flavorer seasoner flavourer flavoring flavouring

Related words

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Rhymes for seasoning

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Frequently asked questions

What does “seasoning” mean?

The word “seasoning” means salt, herbs, spices, or other ingredients added to food to improve its taste. In plain terms, anything you add to food to give it more flavour, like salt, pepper, or spice blends.

How do you use “seasoning” in a sentence?

Here is “seasoning” used in a sentence: “This soup needs more seasoning.”

What part of speech is “seasoning”?

“Seasoning” is a noun.

Is “seasoning” a common word?

“Seasoning” is an uncommon word in modern English.

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