saltiness
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (3)
- language or humor that is down-to-earth“the saltiness of their language was inappropriate”“self-parody and saltiness riddled their core genre”Synonyms: coarsenessType of expressive style, style
- the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouthSynonyms: saltsalinityType of taste, taste sensation
- the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution)Type of propertyKinds brininess, brackishness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
salt′i·ness (sa̤lt′ē-nĕs), noun
1. The quality or state of containing salt; salt taste; as, the saltiness of sea water. Syn. — saltiness. [ + ]
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors