saltiness

salt·y  (sôlt)

adj. salt·i·er, salt·i·est

1. Of, containing, or seasoned with salt.

2. Suggestive of the sea or sailing life.

3. Witty; pungent; earthy: salty humor.

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salti·ly adv.

salti·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	saltiness - language or humor that is down-to-earth; "the saltiness of their language was inappropriate"; "self-parody and saltiness riddled their core genre" coarseness expressive style, style - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"
	2.	saltiness - the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth salinity, salt gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation - the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste"
	3.	saltiness - the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution) property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" brininess, salinity - the relative proportion of salt in a solution brackishness - the quality of being salty, as the saltiness of water solution - a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; "he used a solution of peroxide and water"