[syn: salt, saltiness, salinity]
3. the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution);
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Saltness \Salt"ness\ (s[add]lt"n[e^]s), n.
The quality or state of being salt, or impregnated with salt;
salt taste; as, the saltness of sea water. In the sense of
having salt content, saltiness is more commonly used.
Syn: saltiness.
[1913 Webster + PJC] Saltpeter
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
saltiness \salt"i*ness\ (s[add]lt"[-e]*n[e^]s), n.
1. The quality or state of containing salt; salt taste; as,
the saltiness of sea water.
Syn: saltiness.
[1913 Webster + PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
saltiness
n 1: language or humor that is down-to-earth; "the saltiness of
their language was inappropriate"; "self-parody and
saltiness riddled their core genre" [syn: saltiness,
coarseness]
2: the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
[syn: salt, saltiness, salinity]
3: the property of containing salt (as a compound or in
solution)