Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [steyl]
- /steɪl/
- /ˈsteɪl.nəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [steyl]
- /steɪl/
Definitions of staleness word
- adjective staleness not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread. 1
- adjective staleness musty; stagnant: stale air. 1
- adjective staleness having lost novelty or interest; hackneyed; trite: a stale joke. 1
- adjective staleness 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 staleness Law. having lost force or effectiveness through absence of action, as a claim. 1
- noun staleness food: past expiration date 1
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Origin of staleness
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 Staleness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
staleness 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.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
staleness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for staleness
noun staleness
- aridities — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- aridity — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- dullness — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- innocuousness — not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy.
- insipidity — without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid: an insipid personality.
Antonyms for staleness
noun staleness
- callowness — immature or inexperienced: a callow youth.
- freshness — newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
- crispness — (especially of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle: crisp toast.
- dewiness — The state or quality of being dewy.
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