adj., -i·er, -i·est.

Of, relating to, or resembling brine; salty.

brininess brin'i·ness n.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: any very large body of (salt) water
  Synonym: main

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The adjective briny has one meaning:

Meaning #1: slightly salty
  Synonym: brackish

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - salt
n. - havet

Nederlands (Dutch)
gepekeld, zout, de zee, zilt gemaakt/geworden

Français (French)
adj. - saumâtre, salé
n. - la mer, la grande bleue

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Salz-, See-
n. - (Slang) das Meer

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αλμυρός
n. - (καθομ.) θάλασσα

Italiano (Italian)
salmastro

idioms:

• becoming briny    diventare salmastro

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - salgado
n. - mar (m) (coloq.)

idioms:

• becoming briny    tornar salgado

Русский (Russian)
соленый, море

idioms:

• becoming briny    становиться соленым

Español (Spanish)
adj. - salado, salobre
n. - salado, salobre

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - salt
n. - (det salta) havet

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
盐水的, 海水的, 咸的, 盐水

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 鹽水的, 海水的, 鹹的
n. - 鹽水

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 소금물의
n. - 바다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 塩水の, 塩からい
n. - 海

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مالح (الاسم) البحر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מלוח‬
n. - ‮הים (מדוברת)‬

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