Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

staleness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: stal-e-ness
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being stale.

Uncountable

noun

The result or product of being stale.

Countable

Example Sentences

"James Bond suddenly knew that he was tired. He always knew when his body or his mind had had enough and he always acted on the knowledge. This helped him to avoid staleness and the sensual bluntness that breeds mistakes."

Etymology

Etymology tree English stale Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English staleness From stale + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

stalenesses (plural)

Synonyms

triteness

Questions

What does staleness mean?: The state or quality of being stale.
Where does staleness come from?: Etymology tree English stale Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English staleness From stale + -ness.

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