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SALTINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("saltiness" is a kind of...):
property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)
Domain category:
solution (a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "saltiness"):
brininess; salinity (the relative proportion of salt in a solution)
brackishness (the quality of being salty, as the saltiness of water)
Derivation:
salty (containing or filled with salt)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
Synonyms:
salinity; salt; saltiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("saltiness" is a kind of...):
gustatory perception; gustatory sensation; taste; taste perception; taste sensation (the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus)
Derivation:
salty (one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Language or humor that is down-to-earth
Example:
self-parody and saltiness riddled their core genre
Synonyms:
coarseness; saltiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("saltiness" is a kind of...):
expressive style; style (a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period)
Derivation:
salty (engagingly stimulating or provocative)
