staleness

  • 111stale — 1. adj. & v. adj. (staler, stalest) 1 a not fresh, not quite new (stale bread is best for toast). b musty, insipid, or otherwise the worse for age or use. 2 trite or unoriginal (a stale joke; stale news). 3 (of an athlete or other performer)… …

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  • 112unoriginality — noun 1. uncreativeness due to a lack of originality • Derivationally related forms: ↑unoriginal • Hypernyms: ↑uncreativeness • Hyponyms: ↑triteness, ↑staleness, ↑conventionality …

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