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stalenessenUK
stale 1 S0698200 (stāl)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. Ineffective or uninspired, usually from being out of practice or from having done the same thing for too long.4. Law Legally unenforceable because of a claimant's delay in seeking enforcement.tr. & intr.v. staled, stal·ing, stales To make or become stale.
[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.]
stale′ly adv.stale′ness n.
stale 2 S0698200 (stāl)intr.v. staled, stal·ing, stales To urinate. Used especially of horses and camels.n. The urine of certain animals, especially horses and camels.
[Middle English stalen, possibly of Low German origin; akin to Middle Low German stallen.]Staleness See Also: TIMELINESS/UNTIMELINESS - As trite as the lyrics to a fifties hit —Hilma Wolitzer
In her novel, In the Palomar Arms, Wolitzer compares the triteness of old song lyrics to what happens to the words spoken by someone once loved passionately. - Felt about as fresh as an old piece of chewing gum —Mike Fredman
- Flat and cold as the muffins of this morning’s breakfast —Henry James
In James’ play, Pyramus and Thisbe, this describes personality traits grown stale with overuse and familiarity. - Flat as last night’s beer —Louis Untermeyer
- Stale as an old cigar —Wilfrid Sheed
- Stale as yesterday’s bread —Arthur A. Cohen
- (But it was all unmeaningful to us, and all the proverbs seemed stiff and) stale, like dusty labels on neglected antiquities —G. K. Chesterton
- Stale, like the butt of a dead cigar —Rudyard Kipling
- Tired as a much-told joke —Anon
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  staleness - unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyedtritenessunoriginality - uncreativeness due to a lack of originalitycamp - 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 agingoldness - the opposite of youngnessmoldiness, mustiness, must - the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldyfreshness - 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" |
TranslationsEncyclopediaSeestaleStalenessenUK
A persistent decline in performance due to high-volume, high-intensity training (over-training), which affects up to 2/3 of elite long-distance runners at some point in their careers Features Sleep disturbances; muscle soreness, perceptual changes—familiar routines seem more difficult—clinically significant depressiono·ver·train·ing syn·drome (ō'vĕr-trān'ing sin'drōm) A group of symptoms resulting from excessive physical training; includes fatigue, poor exercise performance, frequent upper-respiratory tract infections, altered mood, general malaise, weight loss, muscle stiffness and soreness, and loss of interest in high-level training.
Synonym(s): burnout, staleness. stalenessenUK
Synonyms for stalenessnoun unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyedSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of agingRelated Words- oldness
- moldiness
- mustiness
- must
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