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. Impaired in efficacy, vigor, or spirit, as from inactivity or boredom.
4. Law. Having lost effectiveness or force through lack of exercise or action.

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.]

stalely stale'ly adv.
staleness stale'ness n.
stale² (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.]

adjective

1. Having lost tang or effervescence: flat. See solid/liquid/consistency, taste/bad taste.
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. See excite/bore/interest, usual/unusual.

adj

Definition: old, decayed
Antonyms: fresh, new

adj

Definition: overused, out-of-date
Antonyms: current, fresh, new, underused

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Horseman's term for the act of urination by a horse.

IN BRIEF: Having lost freshness from age.

Somebody left the cookie jar open and all the cookies are stale.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - doven, gammel, hengemt, muggen, fortærsket, forslidt, forældet
v. intr. - blive gammel, blive hengemt

2.
v. intr. - stalle; heste og kvæg
n. - urin fra heste og kvæg

Nederlands (Dutch)
verschraald, oudbakken, muf, afgezaagd, zwak, verschralen

Français (French)
1.
adj. - rassis, éventé, desséché, vicié (l'air)
v. intr. - s'affadir, perdre son charme

2.
v. intr. - uriner
n. - urine (d'un cheval, d'un bovin)

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - altbacken, muffig, fad, abgedroschen
v. - schal werden

2.
v. - Wasser lassen
n. - Urin

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μπαγιατεύω, μουχλιάζω, ξεθυμαίνω, χάνω την αρχική μου ένταση, πολυκαιρίζω, παλιώνω
adj. - ξινισμένος, μπαγιάτικος, πολυκαιρισμένος, ξεθυμασμένος, ξεπερασμένος
n. - ούρα ζώων

Italiano (Italian)
toglier sapore, raffermo, trito

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ficar passado, tornar-se desinteressante, urinar
adj. - duro, velho, viciado

Русский (Russian)
черствый, затхлый, затасканный, выдохшийся, потерявший законную силу, просроченный, устаревать, затаскать, выдыхаться (о воде), моча (скота), делать пат

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - rancio, pasado, poco fresco, viejo
v. intr. - volverse rancio, echarse a perder

2.
v. intr. - orinar
n. - orina de ciertos animales

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra gammal, bli gammal, bli unken, mista sin fräschör, stalla
adj. - gammal, avslagen, instängd, förlegad, övertränad
n. - lockfågel, lockbete, urin (hästars o dyl), lättrogen stackare

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 不新鲜的, 疲倦的, 陈腐的

2. 撒尿, 尿

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 不新鮮的, 疲倦的, 陳腐的

2.
v. intr. - 撒尿
n. - 尿

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 신선하지 않은, (과로 등으로) 생기 없는, (공기, 빵 따위가) 곰팡내 나는
v. intr. - 김빠지게 하다, 낡게 하다

2.
v. intr. - (소, 말이) 오줌을 누다
n. - (소, 말의) 오줌

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 新鮮でない, 気の抜けた, 陳腐な, 失効の, 生気のない
n. - 尿

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أصبح تافها أو مبتذلا (صفه) غير طازج, بائت, مبتذل (الاسم) بول البعير أو الفرس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ישן, לא-טרי, מקולקל, מסריח, משעמם, נדוש, תפל‬
v. intr. - ‮התיישן, הסריח, נמאס, התנוון, איבד את חינו‬
v. intr. - ‮השתין‬
n. - ‮שתן של כמה חיות‬

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