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stalenesses

stalenesses is the plural of staleness.

Meaning of staleness

Noun

staleness (countable and uncountable, plural stalenesses)

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being stale.
    • 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.1953, Ian Fleming, “The Secret Agent”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 7
  2. (countable) The result or product of being stale.

Questions about stalenesses

What is stalenesses the plural of?
Stalenesses is the plural of staleness.

Words near stalenesses in the dictionary

  1. stalemated
  2. stalemater
  3. stalemates
  4. stalemating
  5. staleness
  6. stalenesses
  7. staler
  8. stales
  9. stalest
  10. Staley
  11. Staleys

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