saltiness

Everyday

1. Saltiness is how salty something tastes or is. tree →
2. It can also mean how much salt is in water, like the saltiness of the sea. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons on taste, saltiness is one of the basic tastes, along with sweet, sour, bitter and umami. In geography, the saltiness (salinity) of seas differs: the Dead Sea is so salty you float easily. In health lessons, too much salt is bad for the heart, so food labels show salt.

Examples

• The chef tasted the soup to check its saltiness. tree →
• I could taste the saltiness of the sea on my lips. tree →
• Crisps have a lot of saltiness. tree →
• The saltiness of the Dead Sea makes people float. tree →
• Saltiness is one of the five basic tastes. tree →
• Add lemon to balance the saltiness. tree →
• Scientists measure the saltiness of ocean water. tree →

Note

Uncountable. Built from salt → salty → saltiness (y changes to i). The science word for the saltiness of water is "salinity".