Saltiness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being, or tasting, salty. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution) wordnet
  3. 3
    the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth wordnet
  4. 4
    language or humor that is down-to-earth wordnet

Synonyms

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salinitybrillianceclevernesscoarsenesscoarsenessearthiness

Example

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""These umeboshi aren't sour at all." "That's because their saltiness has been removed and they've been soaked in honey.""

Etymology

From salty + -ness.

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