saltiness

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noun

The property of being, or tasting, salty.

Similar
salinenesssalinitycoarsenesssalt
OriginEnglish salty ← Middle English salti →
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Meanings

nounsaltiness (usually uncountable, plural saltinesses)

plural saltinesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe property of being, or tasting, salty.

    Synonyms: salineness, salinity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe property of being, or tasting, salty.

Similar
salinenesssalinity

More synonyms by meaning

nounlanguage or humor that is down-to-earth

Similar
coarseness
Broader
expressive stylestyle

nounthe taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth

Similar
saltsalinity
Broader
tastetaste sensationgustatory sensation
Also see
coarsenesssalinitysalt

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishsalti
  2. Englishsalty
  3. Englishsaltiness

From salty + -ness.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic مُلُوحَة
  • مُلُوحَة (mulūḥa)property of being, or tasting, salty
Chinese Mandarin 鹹淡 /咸淡, 鹹味 /咸味
  • 鹹淡 /咸淡 (xiándàn)property of being, or tasting, salty
  • 鹹味 /咸味 (xiánwèi)property of being, or tasting, salty
Czech slanost
  • slanostproperty of being, or tasting, salty
Finnish suolaisuus
  • suolaisuusproperty of being, or tasting, salty
French salure
  • salureproperty of being, or tasting, salty
German Salzigkeit
  • Salzigkeitproperty of being, or tasting, salty
Greek αλμύρα, αλμυρότητα
  • αλμύρα (almýra)property of being, or tasting, salty
  • αλμυρότητα (almyrótita)property of being, or tasting, salty
Korean 짠맛, 함미
  • 짠맛 (jjanmat)property of being, or tasting, salty
  • 함미 (hammi)property of being, or tasting, salty
Latin salsugo
  • salsugoproperty of being, or tasting, salty
Latvian sāļums
  • sāļumsproperty of being, or tasting, salty
Norwegian Bokmål salthet
  • salthetproperty of being, or tasting, salty
Polish słoność, zasolenie
  • słonośćproperty of being, or tasting, salty
  • zasolenieproperty of being, or tasting, salty
Romanian sărătură
  • sărăturăproperty of being, or tasting, salty
Russian солёность
  • солёность (soljónostʹ)property of being, or tasting, salty
Spanish salado, sabor a sal
  • saladoproperty of being, or tasting, salty
  • sabor a salproperty of being, or tasting, salty
Swedish sälta
  • sältaproperty of being, or tasting, salty
Tagalog alat
  • alatproperty of being, or tasting, salty
Tamil உவர்ப்பு, கரிப்பு
  • உவர்ப்பு (uvarppu)property of being, or tasting, salty
  • கரிப்பு (karippu)property of being, or tasting, salty
Thai ความเค็ม
  • ความเค็ม (kwaam-kem)property of being, or tasting, salty
Turkish tuzluluk
  • tuzlulukproperty of being, or tasting, salty

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

stainlessslatinesssaintless
Cite this entry
APA

saltiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltiness

MLA

“saltiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saltiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltiness.

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