season
• noun 1 each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours. 2 a period of the year characterized by a climatic feature, sport, or event. 3 the time of year when a particular fruit, vegetable, etc., is plentiful and in good condition. 4 (usu. in phrase in season) a period when a female mammal is ready to mate. 5 (the season) the time of year traditionally marked by fashionable upper-class social events. 6 archaic a proper or suitable time. • verb 1 add salt, herbs, or spices to (food). 2 add an enlivening quality or feature to. 3 keep (wood) so as to dry it for use as timber. 4 seasoned accustomed to particular conditions; experienced: a seasoned traveller. — ORIGIN Old French seson, from Latin serere ‘to sow’.
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