seasoned
/'si:znd/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a lot of experience in a particular activity or job: Describes a person who is skilled and knowledgeable due to long practice and varied experiences.
- Treated, aged, or processed to be ready for use or to improve quality: Describes a material, especially wood or food, that has been prepared or altered over time to achieve a desired state, such as dryness, flavor, or stability.
Usage Examples
Adjective (Experienced Person):
- The team is led by a seasoned professional.
- She gave advice as a seasoned investor.
Adjective (Treated Material):
- The cabinet is made from beautifully seasoned oak.
- Add the seasoned salt to taste.
Advanced Usage
"well-seasoned": Often used as an intensifier for both meanings.
- A well-seasoned politician knows how to handle the media. (Very experienced)
- The recipe calls for well-seasoned cast iron. (Properly treated/conditioned)
In a figurative sense: Can describe abstract things made more palatable or acceptable through experience or treatment.
- His lectures are seasoned with humor. (Made more interesting/enjoyable)
Variants and Related Words
- Season (verb): To add salt, herbs, etc., to food to improve its flavor; to make wood or other materials fit for use by drying or treating.
- Remember to season the soup before serving.
- Seasoning (noun): A substance used to add flavor to food; the process of treating wood.
- This blend is my favorite seasoning for chicken.
- Unseasoned (adjective): Lacking experience; (of food) not flavored with salt or spices; (of wood) not dried or treated.
- The unseasoned wood may warp.
Synonyms
- Experienced: Having knowledge or skill from long involvement.
- Veteran: Having long experience in a particular field.
- Aged: (For materials) matured or processed over time.
- Cured: (For food/materials) preserved or treated by a chemical or physical process.
Related Phrases
- To season to taste: A cooking instruction meaning to add salt, pepper, or other flavorings according to one's personal preference.
- Simmer the sauce and season to taste.
Related Idioms
- Seasoned traveler: An idiom describing a person very experienced in traveling, implying they are adaptable and knowledgeable.
- As a seasoned traveler, she packs light and efficiently.
Adjective
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rendered competent through trial and experience
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a seasoned traveler
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veteran steadiness
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a veteran officer
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aged or processed
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seasoned wood
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