<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.</li><li>a period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather, temperature, etc.: the rainy season.</li><li>a period of the year when something is best or available: the oyster season.</li><li>a period of the year marked by certain conditions, activities, etc.: baseball season.</li><li>a period of the year immediately before and after a special holiday or occasion: the Christmas season.</li><li>Sports. a period with reference to the total number of games to be played by a team: a 162-game season.</li><li>a period with reference to the won-lost record of a team after it has completed its schedule: a .700 season.</li><li>any period or time: in the season of my youth.</li><li>a suitable, proper, fitting, or right time: This is not the season for frivolity.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to heighten or improve the flavor of (food) by adding condiments, spices, herbs, or the like.</li><li>to give relish or a certain character to: conversation seasoned with wit.</li><li>to mature, ripen, or condition by exposure to suitable conditions or treatment: a writer seasoned by experience.</li><li>to dry or otherwise treat (lumber) so as to harden and render immune to shrinkage, warpage, etc.</li><li>to accustom or harden: troops seasoned by battle.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to become seasoned, matured, hardened, or the like.</li></ul>