Salty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

engagingly stimulating or provocative

containing or filled with salt

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɔlti/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɒlti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɒlti/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɔlti/.

Examples

a piquant wit
salty language
salt water

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

piquant

Antonyms

fresh

Parts of Speech

adjective	engagingly stimulating or provocative “a piquant wit”
adjective	containing or filled with salt “salt water”
adjective	one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water

Word Forms

saltiness	noun	language or humor that is down-to-earth
salt	noun	a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

salzig

fesselnd anregend oder provokativ

🇫🇷French

salé

stimulant ou provocateur

🇪🇸Spanish

salado

atractivamente estimulante o provocativo

🇮🇹Italian

salato

coinvolgentemente stimolante o provocatorio

🇳🇱Dutch

zout

boeiend stimulerend of provocerend

🇵🇹Portuguese

salgado

envolventemente estimulante ou provocativo

🇷🇺Russian

соленый

увлекательно стимулирующий или провокационный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नमकीन

आकर्षक रूप से उत्तेजक या उत्तेजक

🇧🇩Bengali

লবণাক্ত

আকর্ষকভাবে উদ্দীপক বা উত্তেজক

🇮🇳Tamil

உப்பு

ஈடுபாட்டுடன் தூண்டுதல் அல்லது தூண்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉప్పగా ఉంటుంది

ఆకర్షణీయంగా ఉత్తేజపరిచే లేదా రెచ్చగొట్టే

🇮🇳Marathi

खारट

आकर्षकपणे उत्तेजक किंवा उत्तेजक

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખારું

આકર્ષક રીતે ઉત્તેજક અથવા ઉશ્કેરણીજનક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಪ್ಪು

ಆಕರ್ಷಕವಾಗಿ ಉತ್ತೇಜಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಚೋದನಕಾರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപ്പിട്ട

ആകർഷകമായി ഉത്തേജിപ്പിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രകോപനപരമായ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਮਕੀਨ

ਦਿਲਚਸਪ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਉਤੇਜਕ ਜਾਂ ਭੜਕਾਊ

🇵🇰Urdu

نمکین

مشغولیت سے محرک یا اشتعال انگیز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

咸

引人入胜的刺激或挑衅

🇯🇵Japanese

塩辛い

魅力的に刺激的または挑発的な

🇰🇷Korean

짠

매력적으로 자극적이거나 도발적임

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mặn

hấp dẫn kích thích hoặc khiêu khích

🇹🇭Thai

เค็ม

กระตุ้นหรือยั่วยุอย่างมีส่วนร่วม

🇮🇩Indonesian

asin

merangsang atau provokatif

🇵🇭Filipino

maalat

nakakaengganyo na nagpapasigla o nakakapukaw

🇲🇾Malay

masin

merangsang atau provokatif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مالح

مثيرة للاهتمام أو استفزازية

🇮🇷Persian

شور

تحریک کننده یا تحریک کننده

🇹🇷Turkish

tuzlu

ilgi çekici bir şekilde teşvik edici veya kışkırtıcı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מָלוּחַ

מעורר עניין או פרובוקטיבי

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