Season vs. Seasoning — What's the Difference?

Winter.

Salt.

Autumn.

Herbs.

Spring.

Marinade.

Summer.

Spices.

Rainy Season.

Pepper.

A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of Earth's orbit around the Sun and Earth's axial tilt relative to the ecliptic plane.

Seasoning is the process of adding herbs, salts or spices to food to enhance the flavour.

Each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun.

Something, such as a spice or herb, used to flavor food. Also called seasoner.

A set or sequence of related television programmes; a series

The act or process by which something is seasoned.

A period when a female mammal is ready to mate

(cooking) Something used to add taste or flavour to food, such as salt and pepper or other condiment, herb or spice.

Add salt, herbs, pepper, or other spices to (food)

Anything added to increase enjoyment.

Make (wood) suitable for use as timber by adjusting its moisture content to that of the environment in which it will be used

A coat of polymerized oil inside a cooking vessel which renders the surface non-stick.

One of the four natural divisions of the year, spring, summer, fall, and winter, in the North and South Temperate zones. Each season, beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, is characterized by specific meteorological or climatic conditions.

(archaic) An alcoholic intoxication.

The two divisions of the year, rainy and dry, in some tropical regions.

In diamond-cutting, the charging of the laps or wheels with diamond dust and oil.

A recurrent period characterized by certain occurrences, occupations, festivities, or crops

Present participle of season

A suitable, natural, or convenient time

The act or process by which anything is seasoned.

A period of time

That which is added to any species of food, to give it a higher relish, as salt, spices, etc.; a condiment.

To improve or enhance the flavor of (food) by adding salt, spices, herbs, or other flavorings.

Hence, something added to enhance enjoyment or relieve dullness; as, wit is the seasoning of conversation.

To add zest, piquancy, or interest to

Something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts

To treat or dry (lumber, for example) until ready for use; cure.

The act of adding a seasoning to food

To render competent through trial and experience

To accustom or inure; harden

To moderate; temper.

To become usable, competent, or tempered.

Each of the four divisions of a year: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter

A part of a year when something particular happens.

A period of the year in which a place is most busy or frequented for business, amusement, etc.

(cricket) The period over which a series of Test matches are played.

(obsolete) That which gives relish; seasoning.

A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.

(archaic) An extended, undefined period of time.

(video games) The full set of downloadable content for a game, which can be purchased with a season pass.

(video games) A fixed period of time in a massively multiplayer online game in which new content (themes, rules, modes, etc.) becomes available, sometimes replacing earlier content.

(transitive) To habituate, accustom, or inure (someone or something) to a particular use, purpose, or circumstance.

To prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of natural juices.

(intransitive) To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted to a climate.

(intransitive) To become dry and hard, by the escape of the natural juices, or by being penetrated with other substance.

(transitive) To mingle: to moderate, temper, or qualify by admixture.

(obsolete) To impregnate (literally or figuratively).

(transitive) To flavour food with spices, herbs or salt.

One of the divisions of the year, marked by alterations in the length of day and night, or by distinct conditions of temperature, moisture, etc., caused mainly by the relative position of the earth with respect to the sun. In the north temperate zone, four seasons, namely, spring, summer, autumn, and winter, are generally recognized. Some parts of the world have three seasons, - the dry, the rainy, and the cold; other parts have but two, - the dry and the rainy.

Hence, a period of time, especially as regards its fitness for anything contemplated or done; a suitable or convenient time; proper conjuncture; as, the season for planting; the season for rest.

A period of time not very long; a while; a time.

That which gives relish; seasoning.

To render suitable or appropriate; to prepare; to fit.

To fit for any use by time or habit; to habituate; to accustom; to inure; to ripen; to mature; as, to season one to a climate.

Hence, to prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of natural juices; as, to season timber.

To fit for taste; to render palatable; to give zest or relish to; to spice; as, to season food.

Hence, to fit for enjoyment; to render agreeable.

To qualify by admixture; to moderate; to temper.

To imbue; to tinge or taint.

To copulate with; to impregnate.

To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted to a climate.

To become dry and hard, by the escape of the natural juices, or by being penetrated with other substance; as, timber seasons in the sun.

To give token; to savor.

A period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field;

One of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions;

A recurrent time marked by major holidays;

Make fit;

Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate;

No, seasons vary significantly in timing and characteristics across different geographic locations.

Yes, some seasonings can add nutritional value, such as minerals from salt or antioxidants from herbs.

They dictate the best times for planting and harvesting crops based on weather conditions.

To enhance or alter the flavor and sometimes preserve the food.

They affect migration patterns, hibernation, and reproductive cycles of various species.

Primarily the Earth’s tilt and orbit around the sun which affect solar energy received.

Spring, summer, autumn, and winter, each associated with specific weather patterns and daylight hours.

Common types include herbs, spices, salt, pepper, and culinary acids like vinegar or lemon juice.

Most culinary traditions use some form of seasoning, though the ingredients and methods can vary widely.

It can alter the duration and intensity of seasons and affect traditional weather patterns.

No, seasoning choices vary greatly between cultures, reflecting local tastes and available resources.