staleness meaning

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staleness (noun): unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed.

staleness has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

staleness as a noun

  1. unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed

    Synonyms: triteness

    Type of: unoriginality

    Kinds: camp

    Related forms: stale

  2. having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging

    Opposite: freshness

    Type of: oldness

    Kinds: mustiness

    Related forms: stale

Scrabble score: 9 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with ST · words ending in SS · 9-letter words

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