BRININESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The relative proportion of salt in a solution

Synonyms:

brininess; salinity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("brininess" is a kind of...):

saltiness (the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution))

Derivation:

briny (slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water))