Lexic.us

Definition of Staleness

1. Noun. Unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed.

2. Noun. Having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging.

Definition of Staleness

1. n. The quality or state of being stale.

Definition of Staleness

1. Noun. The state or quality of being stale. ¹

2. Noun. The result or product of being stale. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Staleness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Staleness

stalagmitical stalagmitically stalagmometer stalags stalder stalderite stalders stale metaphor staled stalely

stalemate stalemated stalemates stalemating staleness (current term) stalenesses staler stales stalest staling

stalinise stalinize stalk stalk-eyed stalk of epiglottis stalkable stalked stalked hydatid stalked puffball

Literary usage of Staleness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Art of Worldly Wisdom by Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Joseph Jacobs (1892)
"staleness of custom weakens admiration, and a mediocrity that's new often eclipses the highest excellence grown old. Try therefore to be born again in ..."

2. The First World War, 1914-1918: Personal Experiences of Lieut.-Col. C. à by Charles à Court Repington (1920)
"... and Germans under punishment—On the staleness of the French troops—On French shortage of wheat—On a new German peace offer—On French casualties—M. ..."

3. Rowing by Rudolf Chambers Lehmann, Bertram Fletcher Robinson (1897)
"OF AILMENTS—OF TRAINING AND DIET—OF staleness—OF DISCIPLINE—OF COACHING. AILMENTS. I may preface what I have to say about ailments by stating, ..."

4. Rowing by Rudolf Chambers Lehmann (1898)
"OF AILMENTS—OF TRAINING AND DIET—OF staleness—OF DISCIPLINE—OF COACHING. AILMENTS. I MAY preface what I have to say about ailments by stating, ..."

5. The Health Exhibition Literature (1884)
"Necessity of—Books on — History — Object and practice — Diet — Exercise — staleness — Bathing — Dress — Mental occupation— Sleep—Going out of training. ..."

6. Aviation Medicine in the A. E. F. by William Holland Wilmer (1920)
"... well to low oxygen but also passed without adverse comment through the hands of the clinicians. THE REBREATHING EXAMINATION AS A TEST FOR "staleness. ..."

7. Notes on the California Reports, Supplementary to the 1906 Edition of Notes ...by Charles Lawrence Thompson, Bancroft-Whitney Company, California Supreme Court by Charles Lawrence Thompson, Bancroft-Whitney Company, California Supreme Court (1912)
"... Defense of staleness of plaintiff's claim may be raised by general demurrer. Approved in Marsh v. Lott, 156 Cal. 646, 105 Рас. 969, sustaining demurrer ..."

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