Definitions for brackishness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

brack•ishˈbræk ɪʃ(adj.)

  1. slightly salt; salty or briny.

  2. distasteful; unpleasant.

Origin of brackish:

1530–40; < D brak salty + -ish1

brack′ish•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. brackishness(noun)

    the quality of being salty, as the saltiness of water

Wiktionary

  1. brackishness(Noun)

    distastefulness; unpleasantness

Webster Dictionary

  1. Brackishness(noun)

    the quality or state of being brackish, or somewhat salt


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