staleness

🇺🇸 /ˈsteɪlnəs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsteɪlnəs/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
noun
R

not fresh, with a bad taste or smell

The staleness of the milk made it undrinkable.

R

something that is boring because it has been done or said too many times

The meeting's staleness was relieved by a sudden burst of laughter.

translation

n. not fresh, with a bad taste or smell; something that is boring because it has been done or said too many times

Word Forms

Plural stalenesses