saltness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of saltness
before 900; Middle English saltnesse; Old English sealtnes. See salt 1, -ness
Example Sentences
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The spray, dashed inland by the terrific force of the wind, lighting on the lips of those who stand with straining eyes looking seaward, fills their mouths with its saltness, and blinds their aching sight.
From Portia or By Passions Rocked by Duchess
Hardly: evaporation is probably the true secret of its disappearance: and that this is the reason is proved by the greater saltness of the Mediterranean as compared with the Atlantic.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Frederick Whymper
It has puzzled philosophers to account for the saltness of the sea.
From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Raphael Semmes
Salt′ishness, a moderate degree of saltness; Salt′-junk, hard salt beef for use at sea.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
The saltness and humidity of such locations seem peculiarly favorable to its greatest perfection.
From Soil Culture by J. H. Walden
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