saltiness

«saltiness» in Mova's school dictionary: how salty something tastes or is — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (saltiness — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

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 →

sense 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".

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «saltiness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.