Definitions For Stalest
Adjective
{{en-superlative of, stale}}
Anagrams
lastest, latests, saltest, sattles, taslets
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8
The word Stalest is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Stalest in a Sentence
- A room filled with stale smoke
- Viewers were bored by the stale story lines of the new crop of sitcoms
Antonyms for Stalest
fresh
new
novel
original
unhackneyed
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adj
ru
No longer nubile or suitable for marriage, in reference to people; past one’s prime.
adj
ru
Fallow, in reference to land.
adj
ru
Unreasonably long in coming, in reference to claims and actions.
a stale affidavit
a stale demand
adj
ru
Taking a long time to change
adj
ru
Worn out, particularly due to age or over-exertion, in reference to athletes and animals in competition.
adj
ru
Out of date, unpaid for an unreasonable amount of time, particularly in reference to checks.
adj
ru
Of data: out of date; not synchronized with the newest copy.
The bug was found to be caused by stale data in the cache.
stale 1
(stāl)
adj. stal·er, stal·est
1. Having lost freshness, effervescence, or palatability: stale bread; stale air.
2. Lacking originality or spontaneity: a stale joke.
3. Ineffective or uninspired, usually from being out of practice or from having done the same thing for too long.
4. Law Legally unenforceable because of a claimant’s delay in seeking enforcement.
tr. & intr.v. staled, stal·ing, stales
To make or become stale.
[Middle English, settled, clear (used of beer or wine), probably from Old French estale, slack, settled, clear, from estaler, to come to a standstill, halt, from estal, standing place, stand, of Germanic origin; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]
stale′ly adv.
stale′ness n.
stale 2
(stāl)
intr.v. staled, stal·ing, stales
To urinate. Used especially of horses and camels.
n.
The urine of certain animals, especially horses and camels.
[Middle English stalen, possibly of Low German origin; akin to Middle Low German stallen.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
stale
(steɪl)
adj
1. (Cookery) (esp of food) hard, musty, or dry from being kept too long
2. (Brewing) (of beer, etc) flat and tasteless from being kept open too long
3. (of air) stagnant; foul
4. uninteresting from overuse; hackneyed: stale clichés.
5. no longer new: stale news.
6. lacking in energy or ideas through overwork or lack of variety
7. (Banking & Finance) banking (of a cheque) not negotiable by a bank as a result of not having been presented within six months of being written
8. (Law) law (of a claim, etc) having lost its effectiveness or force, as by failure to act or by the lapse of time
vb
to make or become stale
[C13 (originally applied to liquor in the sense: well matured): probably via Norman French from Old French estale (unattested) motionless, of Frankish origin; related to stall1, install]
ˈstalely adv
ˈstaleness n
stale
(steɪl)
vb
(Agriculture) (intr) (of livestock) to urinate
n
(Agriculture) the urine of horses or cattle
[C15: perhaps from Old French estaler to stand in one position; see stall1; compare Middle Low German stallen to urinate, Greek stalassein to drip]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
stale1
(steɪl)
adj. stal•er, stal•est, adj.
1. not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
2. musty; stagnant: stale air.
3. hackneyed; trite: a stale joke.
4. having lost interest, initiative, or the like, as from overwork or boredom.
5. Law. (of a claim) no longer in force through lack of action.
v.t., v.i.
6. to make or become stale.
[1250–1300; akin to Middle Dutch stel; perhaps akin to stale2]
stale′ly, adv.
stale′ness, n.
stale2
(steɪl)
v. staled, stal•ing,
n. v.i.
1. (of livestock, esp. horses) to urinate.
n.
2. the urine of livestock.
[1400–50; late Middle English stalen to urinate, probably < Old French estaler < Germanic; compare Middle Low German, late Middle High German stallen]
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Stale
a body of armed men posted for ambush.
Examples: stale of hunters, 1425; of armed men, 1350.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
stale
Past participle: staled
Gerund: staling
| Imperative |
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| stale |
| stale |
| Present |
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| I stale |
| you stale |
| he/she/it stales |
| we stale |
| you stale |
| they stale |
| Preterite |
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| I staled |
| you staled |
| he/she/it staled |
| we staled |
| you staled |
| they staled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am staling |
| you are staling |
| he/she/it is staling |
| we are staling |
| you are staling |
| they are staling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have staled |
| you have staled |
| he/she/it has staled |
| we have staled |
| you have staled |
| they have staled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was staling |
| you were staling |
| he/she/it was staling |
| we were staling |
| you were staling |
| they were staling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had staled |
| you had staled |
| he/she/it had staled |
| we had staled |
| you had staled |
| they had staled |
| Future |
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| I will stale |
| you will stale |
| he/she/it will stale |
| we will stale |
| you will stale |
| they will stale |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have staled |
| you will have staled |
| he/she/it will have staled |
| we will have staled |
| you will have staled |
| they will have staled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be staling |
| you will be staling |
| he/she/it will be staling |
| we will be staling |
| you will be staling |
| they will be staling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been staling |
| you have been staling |
| he/she/it has been staling |
| we have been staling |
| you have been staling |
| they have been staling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been staling |
| you will have been staling |
| he/she/it will have been staling |
| we will have been staling |
| you will have been staling |
| they will have been staling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been staling |
| you had been staling |
| he/she/it had been staling |
| we had been staling |
| you had been staling |
| they had been staling |
| Conditional |
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| I would stale |
| you would stale |
| he/she/it would stale |
| we would stale |
| you would stale |
| they would stale |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have staled |
| you would have staled |
| he/she/it would have staled |
| we would have staled |
| you would have staled |
| they would have staled |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | stale — urinate, of cattle and horses
make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, wee, wee-wee, urinate, piddle, puddle, make — eliminate urine; «Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug» |
| Adj. | 1. | stale — lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; «stale bread»; «the beer was stale»
old — of long duration; not new; «old tradition»; «old house»; «old wine»; «old country»; «old friendships»; «old money» unoriginal — not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; «the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations»; «his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern»- Gwethalyn Graham fresh — recently made, produced, or harvested; «fresh bread»; «a fresh scent»; «fresh lettuce» |
| 2. | stale — lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; «moth-eaten theories about race»; «stale news»
unoriginal — not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; «the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations»; «his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern»- Gwethalyn Graham |
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stale
adjective
4. unoriginal, banal, trite, common, flat, stereotyped, commonplace, worn-out, antiquated, threadbare, old hat, insipid, hackneyed, overused, repetitious, platitudinous, cliché-ridden repeating stale jokes to kill the time
unoriginal new, original, novel, different, lively, innovative, refreshing, imaginative
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
stale
adjective
1. Having lost tang or effervescence:
2. Without freshness or appeal because of overuse:
banal, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, corny, hackneyed, musty, overused, overworked, platitudinal, platitudinous, shopworn, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, warmed-over, well-worn, worn-out.
The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
غَيْر طازِج، تَفِه المَذاقغَيْر مُثير، فاتَت مُدَّتُهمُبْتَذَلموهَن، مُجْهَد
starýsuchýotřepanýpřetrénovaný
forslidtgammeltørudbrændtudkørt
vanhentunut
star
ellaposodottmegkopott
gamall, uppòornaîurstaînaîurútkeyrîur
古くなった
신선하지 않은
išsikvėpęsišsisėmęs
neinteresantspārgurtpārtrenētiessacietējisvecs
postanzadušljiv
gammalpassé
ไม่สด
ôi thiu
stale
[steɪl]
A. ADJ (staler (compar) (stalest (superl)))
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
stale
[ˈsteɪl] adj
(= jaded) [person] → blasé(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
stale
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
stale
[steɪl] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (food, gen) → stantio/a; (bread) → stantio/a, raffermo/a; (beer) → svaporato/a; (air) → viziato/a; (news, joke) → vecchio/a come il cucco, trito/a (Law) (claim) → caduto/a in prescrizione, prescritto/a
I’m getting stale → non ho più entusiasmo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
stale
(steil) adjective
1. (of food etc) not fresh and therefore dry and tasteless. stale bread.
2. no longer interesting. His ideas are stale and dull.
3. no longer able to work etc well because of too much study etc. If she practises the piano for more than two hours a day, she will grow stale.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
stale
→ مُبْتَذَل starý gammel abgestanden μπαγιάτικος rancio vanhentunut rassis star stantio 古くなった 신선하지 않은 niet vers ikke fersk czerstwy envelhecido черствый gammal ไม่สด bayat ôi thiu 陈腐的
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- AdjectiveBFstaleCOMstalerSUF-est
- superlative form of stale: most stale.
- superlative form of stale: most stale.
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Look-Alike Words
- en stales
- en stale
- en dealest
- en healest
- en lealest
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stale
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
- stale [food, bread, water, fish, ingredients]
- a stale crust (of bread)
- [is, has gone] stale
- went stale after [a day, two days]
- will go stale if left [out, unattended]
- stale and [hard, dry]
- a stale [stench, odor, smell, air]
- the [house, room, gym] has a stale [stench]
- [cracked, made] with stale jokes (about)
- [sick of, fed up with] his stale jokes
- the [comment, story, news, joke] has become stale
- that [joke, story] will never become stale
- stale and [boring, lifeless, dull]
- [my life, our marriage] is stale and [boring]
- their [marriage, relationship] has grown stale
- is in a stale [marriage]
- felt stale about [work, playing, her career]
v
- the [bread, food] staled
- (will) stale [overnight, in heat, at room temperature]
- [idea, joke] is beginning to stale