unseasoned

[ uhn-see-zuhnd ]

adjective

1. (of things) not seasoned; not matured, dried, etc., by due seasoning: seasoning:

   unseasoned wood.

2. (of persons) not inured to a climate, work, etc.; inexperienced:

   an unseasoned crew.

3. (of food) not flavored with seasoning: seasoning:

   a tasteless, unseasoned meal.

unseasoned

/ ʌnˈsiːzənd /

adjective

1. (of persons) not sufficiently experienced

   unseasoned troops

2. not matured or seasoned

   unseasoned timber

3. (of food) not flavoured with seasoning

Derived Forms

• unˈseasonedness, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unseasoned¹

First recorded in 1575–85; un- ¹ + season + -ed ²

Example Sentences

It doesn't matter if I'm eating something healthy like that unseasoned salmon or that pasta dish that is deserved after having long weeks — I always started with one apple.

From Salon

Many people feel like the answer is forcing yourself to love unseasoned salmon and lettuce for your three meals a day.

From Salon

The fried lemongrass chicken dumplings I had I found a bit lacking — the mix of overly crispiness and gumminess contrasted and distracted, resulting in an item that felt unseasoned and nondescript.

From Los Angeles Times

“White people food” is bland, unseasoned, unappetizing and “so flavorless it could make you cry,” wrote Bon Appétit’s Jenny G. Zhang.

From Salon

There was a funny discussion during production, he said: “Are we trying to make something delicious for the actors to eat, or are we just going to make this kind of unseasoned stuff so that it looks amazing, and then we all have to act? And of course we settled on ‘we all have to act.’”

From New York Times