1660s, from salty + -ness.
self-parody and saltiness riddled their core genre
the saltiness of their language was inappropriate
saltation
saltatorial
salt-box
salt-cellar
saltine
saltiness
saltire
saltpeter
saltpetre
salty
salubrious
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