Saltiness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

language or humor that is down-to-earth

the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɔltinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɒltinəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɒltinəs/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈɔltinəs/.

Examples

the saltiness of their language was inappropriate
self-parody and saltiness riddled their core genre

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

coarseness salinity salt

Parts of Speech

noun	language or humor that is down-to-earth “the saltiness of their language was inappropriate”
noun	the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
noun	the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution)

Word Forms

salty	adjective	engagingly stimulating or provocative
salt	verb	preserve with salt

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Salzigkeit

Sprache oder Humor, der bodenständig ist

🇫🇷French

salinité

un langage ou un humour terre-à-terre

🇪🇸Spanish

salinidad

lenguaje o humor con los pies en la tierra

🇮🇹Italian

salsedine

linguaggio o umorismo con i piedi per terra

🇳🇱Dutch

zoutheid

taal of humor die nuchter is

🇵🇹Portuguese

salgado

linguagem ou humor realista

🇷🇺Russian

соленость

язык или юмор, которые приземлены

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नुनखरापन

ऐसी भाषा या हास्य जो व्यावहारिक हो

🇧🇩Bengali

লবণাক্ততা

ভাষা বা হাস্যরস যা ডাউন-টু-আর্থ

🇮🇳Tamil

உப்புத்தன்மை

மொழி அல்லது நகைச்சுவை என்பது கீழ்நிலைக்கு உட்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

లవణం

భాష లేదా హాస్యం డౌన్-టు ఎర్త్

🇮🇳Marathi

खारटपणा

भाषा किंवा विनोद जी डाउन-टू-अर्थ आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખારાશ

ભાષા અથવા રમૂજ જે ડાઉન ટુ અર્થ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಪ್ಪಿನಂಶ

ಡೌನ್ ಟು ಅರ್ಥ್ ಭಾಷೆ ಅಥವಾ ಹಾಸ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപ്പുരസം

ഡൗൺ ടു എർത്ത് ആയ ഭാഷ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നർമ്മം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਮਕੀਨਤਾ

ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਜਾਂ ਹਾਸਰਸ ਜੋ ਧਰਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نمکین پن

زبان یا مزاح جو زمین سے نیچے ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

咸味

务实的语言或幽默

🇯🇵Japanese

塩味

地に足の着いた言葉やユーモア

🇰🇷Korean

짠맛

실제적인 언어나 유머

🇻🇳Vietnamese

độ mặn

ngôn ngữ hoặc sự hài hước thực tế

🇹🇭Thai

ความเค็ม

ภาษาหรืออารมณ์ขันที่ติดดิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

rasa asin

bahasa atau humor yang membumi

🇵🇭Filipino

kaasinan

wika o katatawanan na down-to-earth

🇲🇾Malay

rasa masin

bahasa atau jenaka yang bersifat turun-temurun

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الملوحة

اللغة أو الفكاهة التي هي على الأرض

🇮🇷Persian

شوری

زبان یا طنزی که زمینی است

🇹🇷Turkish

tuzluluk

gerçekçi bir dil veya mizah

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְלִיחוּת

שפה או הומור שקשורים לאדמה

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