slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)
saline
adjective
containing salt
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Salzigkeit
der relative Salzanteil in einer Lösung
🇫🇷French
saumure
la proportion relative de sel dans une solution
🇪🇸Spanish
salobre
la proporción relativa de sal en una solución
🇮🇹Italian
salsedine
la proporzione relativa di sale in una soluzione
🇳🇱Dutch
ziltheid
het relatieve aandeel zout in een oplossing
🇵🇹Portuguese
salinidade
a proporção relativa de sal em uma solução
🇷🇺Russian
соленость
относительная доля соли в растворе
India
🇮🇳Hindi
नमकीनपन
किसी घोल में नमक का सापेक्ष अनुपात
🇮🇳Tamil
உப்புத்தன்மை
ஒரு கரைசலில் உப்பின் ஒப்பீட்டு விகிதம்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఉప్పునీరు
ఒక ద్రావణంలో ఉప్పు యొక్క సాపేక్ష నిష్పత్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
तेजस्वीपणा
द्रावणातील मीठाचे सापेक्ष प्रमाण
🇮🇳Gujarati
તેજસ્વીતા
દ્રાવણમાં મીઠાનું સાપેક્ષ પ્રમાણ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಉಪ್ಪುನೀರಿನ
ದ್ರಾವಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಉಪ್ಪಿನ ಸಾಪೇಕ್ಷ ಅನುಪಾತ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഉപ്പുവെള്ളം
ഒരു ലായനിയിലെ ഉപ്പിൻ്റെ ആപേക്ഷിക അനുപാതം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਚਮਕ
ਘੋਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੂਣ ਦਾ ਅਨੁਸਾਰੀ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ
🇵🇰Urdu
چمکدار پن
حل میں نمک کا رشتہ دار تناسب
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
咸味
溶液中盐的相对比例
🇯🇵Japanese
塩気
溶液中の塩の相対比率
🇰🇷Korean
염분
용액 내 소금의 상대적 비율
🇻🇳Vietnamese
độ mặn
tỉ lệ tương đối của muối trong dung dịch
🇹🇭Thai
ความเค็ม
สัดส่วนสัมพัทธ์ของเกลือในสารละลาย
🇮🇩Indonesian
rasa asin
proporsi relatif garam dalam suatu larutan
🇵🇭Filipino
katalinuhan
ang kamag-anak na proporsyon ng asin sa isang solusyon
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الملوحة
النسبة النسبية للملح في المحلول
🇮🇷Persian
شوری
نسبت نسبی نمک در محلول
🇹🇷Turkish
tuzluluk
Bir çözeltideki tuzun bağıl oranı
🇮🇱Hebrew
בהיר
החלק היחסי של מלח בתמיסה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'brininess'?
The primary meaning of 'brininess' is 'the relative proportion of salt in a solution'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'brininess' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'brininess' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'brininess' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'brininess' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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In your opinion, does the word 'brininess' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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