[
UK
/stˈeɪlnəs/
]
NOUN
- having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging
- unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed
How To Use staleness In A Sentence
- I think staleness is a consequence of the writer’s boredom with what he/she is writing. Sandra Brown is Interviewed by Jonathan Maberry
- A rough, dry wind which should sweep away the miasmas of the swamp, the misty staleness of the _Lieder, Liedchen, Liedlein_, as numerous as drops of rain in which inexhaustibly the Germanic _Gemüt_ is poured forth: the countless things like _Sehnsucht_ (Desire), _Heimweh_ (Homesickness), _Aufschwung_ Jean-Christophe, Volume I
- So few people can realise the terrible effect which "staleness" has upon certain minds. Over the Fireside with Silent Friends
- Even if you toast stale bread in an attempt to disguise the staleness, it's still stale.
- But how does Google defines it against the "staleness" of the content? Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
- Marisa Coulter : You conceive she is that child? She staleness be found.
- I still think the staleness is there and very flattering to people who actually prefer straitened horizons.
- The purpose is to help trainer understand deeply knowledge of athletic staleness, to prevent and eliminate effectively athletes' staleness and to improve their achievement.
- staleness" of the marks, or values, the firm had placed on many of its securities. NYT > Home Page
- This team has performed well in the last two years, but maybe there's a bit of staleness.