saltiness
Potato chip quality
Saltiness is the quality of tasting like or containing salt: The saltiness of the soup needed balancing.
It extends to anything reminiscent of the sea or sailors—salty language, salty humor.
In internet slang, saltiness means bitter irritation, especially after losing or being slighted: His saltiness about the game was obvious.
Eleventh element, highly reactive
- umamiFifth taste sensation
- savoryAppetizing, not sweet
- brineWater saturated with sodium
- tangySharp and lively-tasting
seasoning · brackish · pungency · zest · tanginess · aftertaste · mouthfeel · palate
Salty ocean fluid
- brineWater saturated with sodium
- maritimeOf the sea
- marineRelating to the sea
- tideOcean's cyclical swell
waves · beach · coastal · nautical · seafaring · sailor · oceanic · brackish
Cutting, mocking commentary
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
tartness · sharpness · acerbic · caustic · cutting · sardonic · wry · irony
Restoring health or preserving
- briningSaltwater soaking for meat
- picklingAcid preservation process
- smokingInhaling burning tobacco
- jerkyCured meat snack
corned · gravlax · bacon · prosciutto · sauerkraut · kimchi · fermented · desiccation
Crystalline sodium chloride ore
- electrolyteConductive dissolved substance
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- evaporiteMineral from dried brine
- depositPlace for safekeeping
sodium
Eleventh element, highly reactive
tangy · seasoning · brackish · pungency · zest · tanginess · aftertaste · mouthfeel · palate · condiment
seawater
Salty ocean fluid
tide · waves · beach · coastal · nautical · seafaring · sailor · oceanic · brackish · shoreline
snark
Cutting, mocking commentary
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
cynicism · tartness · sharpness · acerbic · caustic · cutting · sardonic · wry · irony · cheeky
curing
Restoring health or preserving
jerky · corned · gravlax · bacon · prosciutto · sauerkraut · kimchi · fermented · desiccation · antimicrobial
halite
Crystalline sodium chloride ore
- electrolyteConductive dissolved substance
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- evaporiteMineral from dried brine
sweetness
Sugary taste quality
- sournessAcidic taste quality
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- acidityLow pH condition
umami · gustation · papillae · tongue · sapidity · palate · mouthfeel · sensory · perception · threshold
- taste qualitiesflavor, taste, tastiness, deliciousness, sweetness
- Flavor Sciencearoma, bitterness, sweetness, sourness, umami
- sensory testingblind tasting, taste testing, sensory thresholds, flavor profiles, mouthfeel
- salty flavorspickle brine, olive brine
- food termsprotein, carbohydrate, flavor, fat, taste
- sensory qualitiestaste, smell, aroma, sound, texture
saltinessfreshness
State of being unspoiled
blandness · sweetness · tastelessness · flavorlessness · mildness
saltinesssweetness
Sugary taste quality
pleasantness · agreeableness · cheerfulness · good humor · graciousness
salt, salty, salted, saltwater, unsalted, saline, salting, salinity, saltire