Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun salinity
2 senses of salinity
Sense 1
salt, saltiness, salinity -- (the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth)
=> taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception -- (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")
Sense 2
brininess, salinity -- (the relative proportion of salt in a solution)
=> saltiness -- (the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution))