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No, the word stale is an adjective. The noun form for the adjective stale is staleness.
"Fresh" is a word that means the opposite of stale and has a short vowel.
Stale
staleuseddirtynastystinkygonethrougholdtiredexhaustedworn out
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The word stale has a long A (ay) sound and a silent E, as in the words scale and swale. Other words that begin with the same sound are stable, stay and stain.
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The word "fresh" has a short E vowel sound.
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