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saltness

[ sawlt-nis ]

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of saltness1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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