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spice vs seasoning

seasoning vs spice

spice and seasoning both are nouns.

spice is a verb but seasoning is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spice Yes No Yes No
seasoning Yes No No No
As nouns, seasoning is a hypernym of spice; that is, seasoning is a word with a broader meaning than spice:
  • spice: any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
  • seasoning: something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
Other hypernyms of spice include flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner.
spice (noun) seasoning (noun)
the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored the act of adding a seasoning to food
any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
spice (verb) seasoning (verb)
make more interesting or flavorful
add herbs or spices to
Difference between spice and seasoning

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