saltiness

3 definitions found

saltiness - 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

  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]

saltiness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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)