saltness
Ocean water's taste
Saltness is the quality of being salty—containing or tasting of salt.
The word is rare, with saltiness being the standard form.
Both refer to literal salt content the saltness of seawater and figurative sharpness or bite a saltness in her reply.
Appetizing, not sweet
- umamiFifth taste sensation
- brinyStrongly of salt
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- seasoningSubstance improving food taste
palate · tastebud · gustatory · piquant · tangy · zesty · bitter · sour
Crystalline sodium chloride ore
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- evaporiteMineral from dried brine
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
gypsum · geology · mineralogy · extraction · mining · potash · dissolution · precipitate
Restoring health or preserving
- picklingAcid preservation process
- briningSaltwater soaking for meat
- corningSalt-preserving meat
- dryingMoisture removal process
smoking · jerky · canned · fermentation · antimicrobial · desiccation · gravlax · bacalao
savory
Appetizing, not sweet
seasoning · palate · tastebud · gustatory · piquant · tangy · zesty · bitter · sour · brackish
halite
Crystalline sodium chloride ore
sedimentary · gypsum · geology · mineralogy · extraction · mining · potash · dissolution · precipitate
curing
Restoring health or preserving
drying · smoking · jerky · canned · fermentation · antimicrobial · desiccation · gravlax · bacalao · sauerkraut
seawater
Salty ocean fluid
spray · coastal · seafaring · sailor · mariner · ocean · sea · estuary · brackish · kelp
weeping
Shedding tears audibly
- cryingEmotional tear release
- teardropsLiquid shed when crying
- lacrimationSecretion of tears
saltnesssweetness
Sugary taste quality
blandness · tastelessness · mildness · sugariness · unsavoriness
saltnessfreshness
State of being unspoiled
purity · desalination · freshwater · fresh water · softness
saltnessfreshness
State of being unspoiled
unsalted · unseasoned · blandness · uncured · naturalness
salt, salty, salted, saltwater, unsalted, saline, salting, saltiness, saltine