sali-, salt-, -sili-, sult-, -salta-

Coming from or that which is caused by something else: Mr. Lawson deserves credit for the improvements in sales and the resultant increases in the store's profits.

A reference to that which follows some kind of action or describes an aftereffect: The resultantly excessive growth of some bureaucracies can include subsequent problems.

1. Referring to something which is meant to arouse people sexually: The explicit salacious content of the novel surprised Lynn and she thought it was too vulgar and lewd, so she threw it into the trash can.

There are times when people must decide whether a book is a work of literature or if it is merely a salacious publication.

2. Relating to a certain kind of moral looseness, obscene reports and lewd tales.The Los Angeles Unified School District board fired an elementary school teacher just hours after he was formally charged with three felony counts of salacious acts upon a girl under the age of 14, a school spokesman said.
3. Etymology: from Latin salax, salacis, "lustful"; probably originally "fond of leaping" as in a male animal leaping on a female, from salire, "to leap".

Related to promoting lust: The salaciously written sexting in social websites often include offensive pictures and interchanges of lewd messages.

1. That which is sexual in a way that is excessive or offensive: The musical included too much salaciousness and so it was banned from being presented in the community.
2. Lewd or off-color used in reference to deliberately provocative pictures or writing: There is too much salaciousness being presented by people who feel that they can be as vulgar as much as they want to be, anytime, or anywhere.

1. A pronounced or striking feature, point, or part; a highlight: Making the right choice as to which university to attend was Annette's major salience during her summer holiday.
2. Relative importance based on context: Paul, the reporter, covered all of the factual saliences of the criminal trial.
3. Being prominent or important: The salience of the politician, Mr. Jones, was expected to be an elective advantage.

1. Relating to what is obvious, very important, or relevant: As a reporter, Bill always strived to stay with the salient or most significant facts regarding whatever he was writing about.

Mary and the group working on the project presented a plan that had several obvious or salient flaws or wrong ideas.

Jim, the politician, tends to be very verbose, so the newspaper reporter is trying to take notes only on the most salient or worthwhile contents of his vociferous or loud exclamations.

2. Descriptive of that which extends out from a surface: The salient bump on the road was caused by the roots of the tree growing next to it.
3. A reference to an angle that projects out from a polygon: In geometry, the salient angles were pointing outwardly less than 180°.
4. Characteristic of something that is projecting or jutting beyond a line or surface; protruding in an outward direction: The tourists, Becky and Brenda, stood on the salient cliff overlooking the ocean so they could see the whales below.
5. In heraldry, represented as a leaping animal: The shield presented a salient image of a lion as if it were jumping into the air.
6. Pertaining to a part of a military front line, or fortification, that projects outward into enemy-held territory or toward the enemy: The military placed a unit of soldiers on the nearest salient point so they would have an advantage in defending themselves.
7. Etymology: "leaping" a heraldic term, from Latin salientem, saliens a form of salire, "to leap." © ALL rights are reserved.
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The name for any member of the order amphibians is Salientia and it includes frogs, toads, and tree toads: There are several species of salientians of semiaquatic and terrestrial amphibians that use "leaping" or "jumping" as their primary method of moving from place to place.

1. A military action of rushing, or bursting forth, or making an offensive thrust, from their positions; especially, a sortie of troops: The sally, or sudden attack, by the soldiers made it possible for the unit to break out through the enemy forces that were surrounding them.
2. A sudden quick witticism or quick and clever remarks: Sam has a sense of humor and his jokes and sallies entertained everyone at the party.

1. To make a sudden attack of an enemy from a defended position by rushing out: The troops sallied against the surrounding military forces in a desperate effort to escape from their enclosure.
2. To set out or to depart on an excursion or a venture: Dustin and Beatrice sallied forth from their camp to explore the forests around the mountain.
3. A bounding out or a rush to leave: After the bell rang ending the last class of the day, the students sallied out of the classrooms.

1. Jumping or leaping silver fish with pink flesh that live in the sea but which swim up fresh-water rivers to produce their eggs: Salmons are noted for their leaping ability as they swim upstream to spawn or to breed and to deposit their eggs.
2. Etymology: from Old French salmun, from Latin salmonem (nominative case, salmo), "a salmon"; possibly originally "leaper" from salire, "to leap"; although some dismiss this as folk etymology.

A reference to bouncing or dancing: Certain saltant animals do a lot of leaping, jumping, and springing forward; such as, squirrels, weasels, rats, cats, greyhounds, monkeys, etc.

There are times when humans do some saltant movements, too; such as, when they are attacked by ants as shown in the cartoon below.

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Romping forward by skipping, hopping, or prancing: It is always interesting to see squirrels saltanting around under the oak trees while they are looking for acorns.

1. A lively Italian dance characterized by numerous sudden hops or jumps: Jack and Jane and the other couples were enjoying an evening of saltarellos; as well as, numerous individuals who were hopping and skipping around.
2. Etymology: an Italian dance dating from the 14th century in triple meter (three beats to a measure) involving leaping and skipping. The saltarello survived into the 18th century, at which time it was a popular folk dance that was usually played with a tambourine and a guitar; as well as, with voices.

1. To bounce or to skip, often in dancing: The musical had dancers that saltated in marvelous styles.

Bob said the fish were saltating all over the place as they tried to catch the flying insects near the surface of the lake.

2. To hop or to frisk as if pushed by a force; such as, by a strong wind: The sand grains were being saltated on the shore by the hurricane.