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• n  unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed
• n  having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging

• Doctors dealing with it variously call the condition "staleness, flying sickness, flying stress, aviator's stomach, aviator's neurasthenia, or aeroneurosis.
• He thrashes about in old books, is sickened by the library's "sweats of staleness," but finds no answer to his question.
• The staleness of the detainees' information is one reason Bush felt he could send the detainees on to Gitmo for trial.

• triteness

• freshness

News & Articles

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• The 10 Worst Pro Athlete Twitter Accounts to Follow
  Embrace the staleness.
  Aug. 20, 2013 - The Big Lead

Quotes

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• Walter Smith in Times Online
  Both Gus MacPherson [the St Mirren manager] and I would agree it is too much,Smith said. "However, it is a situation we are in. We just have to keep our focus on the championship and that will overcome any staleness that might be felt. I...
• Andrew Coltart in Glasgow Daily Record
  Coltart, 37, said: "There had been a staleness creeping in to my game and this has given me anew impetus. It's a chance to re-start my career and I'm looking forward to it. I was always going to come to the qualifying school when I lost my card. I'm...