Definition of SALTWATER

saltwater

Meanings

Plural: saltwaters

Noun

  • water containing salts
    • "the water in the ocean is all saltwater"
  • Alternative form of salt water.

Adj

  • New Keynesian or Keynesian, in reference to macroeconomics and economics departments on the East Coast and West Coast of the United States of America.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English saltwater, salte water, equivalent to salt + water. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Soaltwoater (“saltwater”),
West Frisian sâltwetter (“saltwater”), Dutch zoutwater (“saltwater”), German Low German Soltwater (“saltwater”), German Salzwasser (“saltwater”), Danish saltvand (“saltwater”), Swedish saltvatten (“saltwater”), Icelandic saltvatn (“saltwater”).

Synonyms

brine, seawater

Antonyms

fresh water, freshwater, sweetwater

Scrabble Score: 12

saltwater is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
saltwater is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
saltwater is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

saltwater is a valid Words With Friends word