brininess

Definition of brininessnext
as in saltness
the quality or state of being salty the brininess of the soup rendered it inedible

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Noun
  • Fascinatingly, this strategy is strikingly similar to those of sharks and rays, which also retain their urea to account for the salinity of seawater.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Similar to his trip to the Arctic, he was set to swab and syringe anything that looked promising, secure the findings in test tubes and collect as much information as possible — salinity, pressure, temperature — about where samples were found.
    Kelsey Brown, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Silky mousse pairs perfectly with the saltiness in dark chocolate.
    Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
  • However Frankensteinian the shumai, the seasoning of the filling is finely tuned, with a hit of dusky white pepper to nicely complicate the saltiness.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Brininess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brininess. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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