1. staleness(n = noun.cognition) triteness - unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed;
is a kind of unoriginality
has particulars: camp
Derived form adjective stale2
2. staleness(n = noun.attribute) - having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging;
is a kind of oldness
has particulars: moldiness, must, mustiness
Antonym: freshness
Derived form adjective stale1
The quality or state of being stale. [1913 Webster]