saltness

as in salinity
the quality or state of being salty the excessive saltness of the soup made it inedible

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salinity
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  • In what is dubbed the Messinian salinity crisis, the Mediterranean Sea then evaporated over a period of about 1,000 years.
    Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
  • La Sibilla and Cantina del Mare both produce wines with abundant salinity, and in the whites wines (from Falanghina Flegria), one senses the surrounding landscape acutely.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Saltness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saltness. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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