staleness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed
  2. noun having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging

Etymology

From stale + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

triteness

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