saltness

salt·ness

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sawlt-nis]
- /ˈsɔlt nɪs/
- /ˈsɔːltnəs /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawlt-nis]
- /ˈsɔlt nɪs/

Definition of saltness word

noun saltness the state or quality of being salt or salty. 1

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Origin of saltness

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English saltnesse; Old English sealtnes. See salt1, -ness

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Parts of speech for Saltness

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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saltness popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

saltness usage trend in Literature

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