saltness

[ sawlt-nis ]

noun

1. the state or quality of being salt or salty.

Word History and Origins

Origin of saltness¹

before 900; Middle English saltnesse; Old English sealtnes. See salt ¹, -ness

Example Sentences

Its saltness is remarkable, for the bather sits in deep water much as in an armchair, with his head and shoulders emerging.

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She slides slowly back into the cold chill saltness of Cape Cod Bay.

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Others, again, believe that the saltness of the ocean is caused by the flowing into it of salt rivers.

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The saltness and humidity of such locations seem peculiarly favorable to its greatest perfection.

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Plant-life in the marismas is regulated by the relative saltness of the soil.

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