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saltiness

saltiness

2 1.0
The taste of salt in food or drink
  • noun
  • /ˈsɔltɪnəs/
translation icon : salinidad
  • The compound butter was aptly incorporated here, adding a well-placed touch of saltiness to the dish.
  • sweetness and saltiness
  • sourness and saltiness
  • saltiness of cheese

I think a good dessert is all about a balance of saltiness, sweetness, but also texture.

Examples

  • Dr. Bill Turrell has been monitoring the saltiness of the Gulf Stream as it flows past the Faro Isles north of Scotland.

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  • When I visited for lunch, his sister was happy to walk us through the menu, explaining each dish and even bringing us a banana partway through the meal, explaining that Somali people eat the fruit between courses to mitigate saltiness.

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  • I can taste the saltiness and the spiciness but...

  • You need to balance the saltiness with sweetness.

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  • It is a coffee cloud, and the sweet saltiness of the drink really comes forward.

  • One of the symptoms of CF is increased saltiness of sweat.

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  • I think a good dessert is all about a balance of saltiness, sweetness, but also texture.

  • The buttery pastry shell was flaky and light, the dark chocolate slightly sweet and creamy, while the pistachios offset everything with a nice saltiness.

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  • Somehow the slight saltiness of the soaked sea beans, the sharp herbs, and meaty mushrooms balance the sweet-tart berries, so that the whole thing tastes like a walk through a Texo-Scandinavian forest.

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  • The chef adjusted the recipe to achieve the right level of saltiness for the dish.

Synonyms

brininess
vssaltiness
1 7.2

The strong taste of salt in water or food

covers the same salty flavor but applies to foods and solids too
salinity
vssaltiness
5.8

How salty something tastes

is the general presence of a salty flavor rather than a measured level

Antonyms

34 1.0

A pleasant sugary taste like ripe fruit or honey

1 4.1

A lack of strong taste in food

How Salty

brininess
1 7.2
saltiness
2 1.0
saltless
3.4

Surface Forms

saltiness singular
saltinesses plural

Morphology

saltiness = salty (transparent) = salt + y + ness

Formed from the adjective 'salty' with the noun-forming suffix '-ness'; denotes the quality of tasting salty directly.

Etymology

Saltiness comes from the simple word salt, the mineral people long used to 'season' and preserve food, so it gives the clear image of a strong, salty taste. So saltiness means the quality of tasting 'salty'.