Associations to the word «Staleness»
Wiktionary
STALENESS, noun. (uncountable) The state or quality of being stale.
STALENESS, noun. (countable) The result or product of being stale.
Dictionary definition
STALENESS, noun. Unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed.
STALENESS, noun. Having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.