noun
1. language or humor that is down-to-earth
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the saltiness of their language was inappropriate
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self-parody and saltiness riddled their core genre
• Syn: ↑coarseness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑salty
• Hypernyms: ↑expressive style, ↑style
2. the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
• Hypernyms: ↑taste, ↑taste sensation, ↑gustatory sensation, ↑taste perception, ↑gustatory perception
3. the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑salty
• Topics: ↑solution
• Hypernyms: ↑property
• Hyponyms: ↑brininess, ↑salinity, ↑brackishness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.