1. unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed • Syn: triteness • Derivationally related forms: stale, trite (for: triteness) • Hypernyms: unoriginality • Hyponyms: camp 2. having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging • Ant: freshness • Derivationally related forms: stale • Hypernyms: oldness • Hyponyms: mustiness, must, moldiness • Attrubites: stale