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• n  language or humor that is down-to-earth
  the saltiness of their language was inappropriate
  self-parody and saltiness riddled their core genre
• n  the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
• n  the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution)

• A difference of saltiness between the bloods in the right and left cavities of her heart, ''the only positive test of death by submersion.
• An influx of fresh water might do it, by diluting the saltiness and density of the current, preventing it from sinking and heading back to the tropics.
• The rice tasted smoky, and the saltiness of the pickled vegetables made it bitter.

• coarseness
• salt
• salinity

News & Articles

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• Gustatory tug-of-war key to whether salty foods taste good
  As anyone who's ever mixed up the sugar and salt while baking knows, too much of a good thing can be inedible. What hasn't been clear, though, is how our tongues and brains can tell when the saltiness of our food has crossed the line from yummy to yucky -- or, worse, something dangerous. Now researchers report that in fruit flies, at least, that process is controlled by competing input from two ...
  June 13, 2013 - Science Daily

Quotes

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• Ted Allen in WDRB
  Allen says, "The judges have a tough job. Well, I've seen the flavor combinations, they look really exciting, a lot of them are really spicy. We just have to see whose pizza has the right balance of spiciness, sweetness, saltiness, gooey cheesyness...