BRINY
What does "BRINY" mean?
Tasting or smelling of salt water; resembling or full of brine.
Meanings
- Salty, like sea water or brine. A briny gust came off the harbour and coated everything in fine salt.
- The sea (chiefly in the phrase 'the briny'). He hadn't sailed for years but still longed for the briny. informal
Word origin
From 'brine' (Old English 'bryne', salt water used for pickling) plus the adjective suffix '-y'; the sense of 'the sea' arose as a colloquial noun use.
Remember it
BRINY hides BRINE plus a Y - the Y is the splash that lands on your lips.
A little poem
Briny on the wind-
the harbour breathes its old salt
into my dry mouth.
haiku
Wordplay
- I asked the pickle why it was so sad. It said it had been through a briny ordeal.
What it teaches
What preserves a thing and what stings it can be the very same salt.
Quick facts
What does BRINY mean?
Tasting or smelling of salt water; resembling or full of brine.
Is BRINY a valid word?
Yes — BRINY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BRINY?
BRINY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does BRINY come from?
From 'brine' (Old English 'bryne', salt water used for pickling) plus the adjective suffix '-y'; the sense of 'the sea' arose as a colloquial noun use.
What can BRINY teach us?
What preserves a thing and what stings it can be the very same salt.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.