fresh water
fresh water noun: water with a very low content of dissolved salt, as opposed to brackish water or salt water.
Noun
fresh water (usually uncountable, plural fresh waters)
- Water with a very low content of dissolved salt, as opposed to brackish water or salt water.
- Synonyms:
- sweet water, sweetwater
fresh water meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
fresh water in Hindi
- water with little salt
- मीठा जल mīṭhā jal
fresh water in Tamil
- water with little salt
- நன்னீர் naṉṉīr
fresh water in Marathi
- water with little salt
- गोड पाणी goḍ pāṇī
fresh water in Bengali
- water with little salt
- স্বাদু পানি śadu pani
More languagesFewer languages
- fresh water in Malayalam
- ശുദ്ധജലം śuddhajalaṁ
- fresh water in Pashto
- تازه اوبه tāza obǝ
- fresh water in Arabic
- مَاء عَذْب māʔ ʕaḏb
- fresh water in Malay
- air tawar
- fresh water in Indonesian
- air tawar
- fresh water in Thai
- น้ำจืด nám-jʉ̀ʉt
- fresh water in Vietnamese
- nước ngọt, nước nhạt
- fresh water in Myanmar
- ရေချို rehkyui
Synonyms of fresh water
Forms of fresh water
| plural | fresh waters |
|---|---|
| alternative form | freshwater |
Questions about fresh water
- What does fresh water mean?
- Fresh water means water with a very low content of dissolved salt, as opposed to brackish water or salt water.
- What is fresh water in Hindi?
- Fresh water in Hindi is मीठा जल (mīṭhā jal). See Fresh water meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is fresh water?
- Fresh water is a noun.
- What is the plural of fresh water?
- The plural of fresh water is fresh waters.
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