Meanings
nounsalinity (countable and uncountable, plural salinities)
plural salinities
- countableuncountableThe quality of being saline.
soil salinity
4 more examples
The researchers measured the salinity of the seawater.
High salinity can make it difficult for some plants to absorb water.
water salinity
high salinity
- countableuncountablechemistryThe concentration of salt in a solution.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
nounthe taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic مِلْحِيَّة
- مِلْحِيَّة (milḥiyya)concentration of salt
Bulgarian соленост, соленост
- соленост (solenost)quality of being saline
- соленост (solenost)concentration of salt
Catalan salinitat
- salinitatconcentration of salt
Chinese Mandarin 鹽度 /盐度
- 鹽度 /盐度 (yándù)concentration of salt
Estonian soolsus
- soolsusquality of being saline
Finnish suolaisuus, suolapitoisuus
- suolaisuusquality of being saline
- suolapitoisuusconcentration of salt
French salinité
- salinitéconcentration of salt
Greek περιεκτικότητα σε άλατα
- περιεκτικότητα σε άλατα (periektikótita se álata)concentration of salt
Indonesian salinitas, salinitas
- salinitasquality of being saline
- salinitasconcentration of salt
Irish salandacht, salandacht
- salandachtquality of being saline
- salandachtconcentration of salt
Italian salinità
- salinitàquality of being saline
Latin salsugo
- salsugoquality of being saline
Latvian sāļums, sāļums
- sāļumsquality of being saline
- sāļumsconcentration of salt
Norwegian Bokmål saltholdighet, salinitet
- saltholdighetquality of being saline
- salinitetquality of being saline
Persian شوری
- شوری (šuri)quality of being saline
Polish słoność, zasolenie
- słonośćquality of being saline
- zasolenieconcentration of salt
Portuguese salinidade, salinidade
- salinidadequality of being saline
- salinidadeconcentration of salt
Russian солёность, солёность
- солёность (soljónostʹ)quality of being saline
- солёность (soljónostʹ)concentration of salt
Spanish salinidad, salinidad
- salinidadquality of being saline
- salinidadconcentration of salt
Tagalog pagkamaalat, pagkamaalat
- pagkamaalatquality of being saline
- pagkamaalatconcentration of salt
Turkish tuzluluk, tuzluluk
- tuzlulukquality of being saline
- tuzlulukconcentration of salt
Vietnamese độ mặn, độ muối
- độ mặnquality of being saline
- độ muốiconcentration of salt
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
salinity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salinity
MLA
“salinity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salinity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salinity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salinity.
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