staleness
- noun
- /ˈsteɪlnəs/
:
frescura
- Basically, they cite the staleness of "an assembly line production team" feeling that causes great dissatisfaction.
Growth is the greatest prohibitor of staleness.
- Growth is the greatest prohibitor of staleness.
Examples
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The danger is not so much of corruption, my Lord, as of staleness.
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This helped him avoid staleness and the sensual bluntness that breeds mistakes.
Academic text (1990) -
Ironically, critical huzzahs to the supposed diversity of American fiction end up condoning timidity and staleness while perpetuating cultural provinciality.
Fiction book (2000) -
The staleness of his jokes made the audience lose interest over time.
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Her writing suffered from staleness after using the same themes repeatedly.
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The staleness of the film's plot left many viewers disappointed.
Synonyms
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5.5
A boring feeling when things are the same again and again
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4.8
Repeated use of the same words or actions that makes something boring
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6.0
A feeling that a task is boring because it is long or always the same
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4.1
A pleasant, polite style that feels too safe or insincere
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7.4
Lacking new ideas and using the usual or expected forms
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3.7
Something that is not interesting or exciting
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7.9
A lack of new or interesting ideas because they are used too much
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6.0
Being sentimental and old-fashioned in a way that feels silly or embarrassing
A lack of new ideas or creativity
A quality of being ordinary and not interesting because it appears very often
The quality of being boring and unoriginal
A boring feeling caused by something that lasts a long time
Antonyms
How Original
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Staleness comes from the word stale meaning 'not fresh' and the ending -ness that makes a noun. Think of a joke like old bread: when it is used too much it loses its taste, so staleness is the quality of being dull or unoriginal.