staleness

Noun
Synonyms: triteness

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyedSynonyms: tritenessType of unoriginalityKinds camp
  2. having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of agingOpposite freshnessType of oldnessKinds mustiness, mustAttribute of stale

Related words trite adjective, stale adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Stale′ness noun

The quality or state of being stale.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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