Staleness

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being stale. uncountable
  2. 2
    having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging wordnet
  3. 3
    The result or product of being stale. countable
  4. 4
    unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed wordnet

Synonyms

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angstanguishanxietybanalityblahsboredom

Etymology

From stale + -ness.

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