| n. | 1. | The quality or state of being stale. |
| Noun | 1. | staleness - unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed Synonyms: triteness |
| 2. | staleness - having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging Antonyms: freshness - the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated; "she loved the freshness of newly baked bread"; "the freshness of the air revived him" |