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Added 9 October 2026

briny

/ˈbɹaɪni/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about briny at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Any very large body of (salt) water.

adjective

Slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water).
a brackish lagoon

Origin

The adjective is from brine (noun) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having the quality of’). The noun is from the adjective.

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