saltness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of saltness
before 900; Middle English saltnesse; Old English sealtnes. See salt 1, -ness
Example Sentences
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The saltness and humidity of such locations seem peculiarly favorable to its greatest perfection.
From Soil Culture by Walden, J. H.
Cramped by their narrow quarters on board, it was a relief to roam at large; and the resinous smell that hung about the port was pleasant after the stinging saltness of the spray.
From The Secret of the Reef by Bindloss, Harold
The foam thereof, the saltness, and the blight?
From Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems by Mackay, Eric
The perfect salt is produced by the coalescence of the saltness of the acid with the saltness of the alkali.
From Heroes of Science Chemists by Muir, M. M. Pattison (Matthew Moncrieff Pattison)
A new civic spirit must pervade the people as the saltness the sea.
From Chicago's Awful Theater Horror by Various
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