salinity

Noun
US[suh-lin-uh-tee]/səˈlɪnəˌti/4 syllables
Synonyms: saltsaltinessbrininess

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouthSynonyms: saltsaltinessType of taste, taste sensation
  2. the relative proportion of salt in a solutionSynonyms: brininessType of saltiness

Related words salty adjective, saline adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Sa·lin′i·ty noun

Salineness. William Benjamin Carperter

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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