Seasoning

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The act or process by which anything is seasoned.

II. Seasoning ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Season.

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

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