unseasoned
- adjective
- /ʌnˈsiːzənd/
- Specialized
- Sometimes the unseasoned wood popped and exploded, sending glowing embers everywhere.
- unseasoned wood
Examples
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Building with unseasoned wood can lead to structural issues due to its high moisture content.
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As I pass him, I think of the difference in this resplendent temple and that first church my father built: spare, unadorned, sunlight tracing grains of pine boards so unseasoned they still bled resin.
Fiction book (1996) -
When constructing furniture, it is important to avoid using unseasoned wood, as it may warp over time.
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The carpenter explained that unseasoned timber is prone to cracking and should be let dry before use.
Synonyms
Not changed from its natural form
Not treated to preserve food or make materials hard
Material like wood or stone that is not prepared for use
Left in its natural plain state without decoration
It still has water in it and feels wet
Antonyms
How Seasoned
Surface Forms
Morphology
unseasoned = seasoned (transparent) = un + season + ed
Negation of 'seasoned' in the material sense (e.g., wood not dried or treated) is a regular and recoverable formation.
Etymology
The word unseasoned comes from un- ('not') and seasoned, where season can mean 'to make ready or dry'. So unseasoned wood is wood that has not been aged or dried and is not ready to use.