seasoning (n.)

• ability
• acclimation
• acclimatization
• accommodation
• adaption
• adjustment
• aging
• background
• beautification
• breaking
• canning
• capability
• competence
• competency
• condiment
• condition
• conditioning
• curing
• dash
• dehydration
• desiccation
• development
• domestication
• drying
• elaboration
• embellishment
• evaporation
• evolution
• experience
• familiarization
• fitness
• flavor
• flavorer
• flavoring
• freeze-drying
• freezing
• habituation
• hardening
• hint
• housebreaking
• infusion
• inkling
• intimation
• irradiation
• jerking
• mastery
• maturation
• maturity
• mellowing
• mummification
• naturalization
• orientation
• perfection
• potting
• practice
• preparedness
• proficiency
• qualification
• readiness
• refinement
• refrigeration
• relish
• ripeness
• ripening
• sagacity
• salting
• sauce
• seasoner
• senescence
• shade
• smack
• smoking
• sophistication
• soupcon
• spice
• sprinkling
• stuffing
• suggestion
• suitability
• suitableness
• suspicion
• taint
• taxidermy
• tempering
• thought
• tinct
• tincture
• tinge
• tinning
• tint
• touch
• trace
• training
• trim
• vestige
• zest