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unsoured

unsoured

7.2
Not turned sour or spoiled
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈsaʊərd/
translation icon : no agrio
  • The milk was still unsoured after sitting out overnight.

Examples

  • Check to make sure the cream is unsoured before adding it to the sauce.

  • She prefers the taste of unsoured yogurt in her recipes.

  • This milk is unsoured and fresh.

  • I prefer unsoured cream for my recipes.

  • She prefers the taste of unsoured yogurt in her recipes.

  • Check to make sure the cream is unsoured before adding it to the sauce.

  • The milk was still unsoured after sitting out overnight.

Synonyms

unspoiled
vsunsoured
11 3.9

Not damaged or rotten and still in a fresh, natural state

is specific to foods and liquids not turned sour
unsullied
vsunsoured
5 7.0

Completely clean and not spoiled or stained

relates to physical freshness of food not moral or cleanliness purity
undefiled
vsunsoured
1 9.9

Not spoiled by dirt, harm, or bad things

concerns food safety and freshness rather than moral purity
unfermented
vsunsoured
1 5.6

Not changed by tiny living things that make food sour or turn it into alcohol

is broader meaning it has not become sour or spoiled
undecayed
vsunsoured
5.6

Not rotten and still fresh, like leaves or wood

focuses on not being sour or spoiled rather than just not rotting
unruined
vsunsoured
4.2

Not destroyed or damaged and still in good condition

is narrower referring specifically to food or drink not soured

Antonyms

5.0

Turned unpleasant, like milk that went bad or a friendship that ended

How Sour

spoiled
1 1.8
sour
4 1.0
tart
3 2.2
unsoured
7.2

Surface Forms

unsoured positive

Morphology

unsoured = soured (transparent) = un + sour + ed

The adjective is formed by applying the negating prefix 'un-' to 'soured' (sour + -ed), so its meaning 'not soured' is directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Unsoured comes from un- meaning 'not' and sour meaning 'tart' or 'gone bad', with -ed showing it is in that condition. So unsoured means 'not sour' or 'not spoiled', like milk or cream that has not gone bad.