Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for STALE'NESS
STALE'NESS, n.
- The state of being stale; vapidness; the state of having lost the life or flavor; oldness; as, the staleness of beer or other liquors; the staleness of provisions. – Bacon. Addison.
- The state of being worn out; triteness; commonness; as, the staleness of an observation.
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