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- [steyl]
- /steɪl/
- /steɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [steyl]
- /steɪl/
Definitions of stale word
- adjective stale not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread. 1
- adjective stale musty; stagnant: stale air. 1
- adjective stale having lost novelty or interest; hackneyed; trite: a stale joke. 1
- adjective stale having lost freshness, vigor, quick intelligence, initiative, or the like, as from overstrain, boredom, or surfeit: He had grown stale on the job and needed a long vacation. 1
- adjective stale Law. having lost force or effectiveness through absence of action, as a claim. 1
- verb without object stale (of livestock, especially horses) to urinate. 1
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Origin of stale
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English; akin to Middle Dutch stel in same sense; perhaps akin to stand or to stale2
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Parts of speech for Stale
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stale popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
stale usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stale
noun stale
- aging — the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to: trees of unknown age; His age is 20 years.
- crumblings — any pieces of matter which have crumbled or fallen from a larger part
- ageing — Someone or something that is ageing is becoming older and less healthy or efficient.
adj stale
- airless — If a place is airless, there is no fresh air in it.
- all in — If you say that you are all in, you mean that you are extremely tired.
- anachronistic — You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- banal — If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so ordinary that it is not at all effective or interesting.
verb stale
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- browning — a substance used to darken soups, gravies, etc
- dehumidify — to remove water from (something, esp the air)
- dry up — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- fossilize — Geology. to convert into a fossil; replace organic with mineral substances in the remains of an organism.
adjective stale
- anaesthetised — anesthetize.
- anaesthetized — anesthetize.
- bad — If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
- curdled — Containing curds.
- declasse — having lost social standing or status
Antonyms for stale
adj stale
- brand new — entirely new.
- bright-eyed — eager; fresh and enthusiastic
- bushy-tailed — bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, fresh, alert, eager, and lively
- carbonated — Carbonated drinks are drinks that contain small bubbles of carbon dioxide.
- dewy — Something that is dewy is wet with dew.
adjective stale
- evergreen — Of or denoting a plant that retains green leaves throughout the year.
- neoteric — modern; new; recent.
- odoriferous — yielding or diffusing an odor.
- zesty — full of zest; piquant: a zesty salad dressing.
- zingy — full of zing; lively; zesty; exciting: a zingy new musical comedy.
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