Definition of "staleness" [stale•ness]

• The state or quality of being stale. (noun)
• The result or product of being stale. (noun)

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• "I think staleness is a consequence of the writer’s boredom with what he/she is writing."
• "There was no hint of the laggard now in Tom, Dick and Harry -- no suspicion of "staleness" in their keen pride in their work; Irish and"
• "So few people can realise the terrible effect which "staleness" has upon certain minds."