Unflavoured

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Having no added taste, such as sugar, spice or essence, so that the natural flavour is all that remains
2. Describing a food or drink that has been left plain, containing no extra seasoning, syrup or aromatic substance
3. Lacking any artificial or added taste, presented in its basic natural state without flavouring of any kind

Etymology: "Unflavoured" is a plain formation: the prefix "un-", meaning "not", attached to "flavoured", the spelling of "flavored" used in British English. The prefix descends from an ancient root meaning "not" that runs through the Germanic languages, reaching English through Old English and Middle English as a native element rather than a borrowing. It is attached freely to adjectives like this one, so the word needed no special coinage; it simply describes something without added taste. The base word itself, "flavour", is the more interesting part of the story, and the source offers no further detail on it, so the word's core meaning here is the one that matters: food or drink that has nothing added to it to give it a taste beyond its own.

Synonyms: bland, plain, unseasoned

Antonyms: flavourful, seasoned