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unsoured

unsoured

1 7.2
Not turned sour or spoiled
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈsaʊərd/
: 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
12 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
unruined
vsunsoured
1 4.2

Not destroyed or damaged and still in good condition

is narrower referring specifically to food or drink not soured
undecayed
vsunsoured
1 5.6

Not rotten and still fresh, like leaves or wood

focuses on not being sour or spoiled rather than just not rotting

Antonyms

8 5.0

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

How Sour

spoiled
13 1.8
sour
7 1.0
tart
16 2.2
unsoured
1 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.