Staleness

stale ¹  (stl)

adj. stal·er, stal·est

1. Having lost freshness, effervescence, or palatability: stale bread; stale air.

2. Lacking originality or spontaneity: a stale joke.

3. Impaired in efficacy, vigor, or spirit, as from inactivity or boredom.

4. Law Having lost effectiveness or force through lack of exercise or action.

tr. & intr.v. staled, stal·ing, stales

To make or become stale.

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[Middle English, settled, clear (used of beer or wine), probably from Old French estale, slack, settled, clear, from estaler, to come to a standstill, halt, from estal, standing place, stand, of Germanic origin; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]

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stalely adv.

staleness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	staleness - unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed triteness unoriginality - uncreativeness due to a lack of originality camp - something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality; "the living room was pure camp"
	2.	staleness - having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging oldness - the opposite of youngness moldiness, mustiness, must - the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy 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"