Stale: meaning, definitions and examples

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stale

 

[ steษชl ]

Context #1

food

no longer fresh and therefore unpleasant to eat

Synonyms

old, rancid, spoiled

Examples of usage

  • The bread was stale so I had to throw it away.
  • The chips had gone stale after being left out all night.
Context #2

ideas

lacking originality or freshness; predictable

Synonyms

boring, tired, unoriginal

Examples of usage

  • His jokes are getting stale, he needs some new material.
  • The movie's plot felt stale and clichรฉd.

Translations

Translations of the word "stale" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น obsoleto

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฌเคพเคธเฅ€

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช altbacken

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ basi

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะตัะฒั–ะถะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ czerstwy

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅคใใชใฃใŸ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท rassis

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ rancio

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท bayat

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์˜ค๋ž˜๋œ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู‚ุฏูŠู…

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ starรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ starรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ้™ˆๆ—ง็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ postan

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ gamaldags

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะตัะบั–ั€ะณะตะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ“แƒแƒซแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ kรถhnษ™lmiลŸ

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ rancio

Word origin

The word 'stale' originated from the Old English word 'stal' which meant 'placed, set, fixed'. Over time, it evolved to refer to something that is no longer fresh or new. The concept of staleness can be applied to various aspects of life, from food to ideas, indicating a lack of freshness or originality.