Definitions for stalesteɪl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
stalesteɪl(adj.)stal•er, stal•est
(adj.)not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
musty; stagnant:
stale air.
hackneyed; trite:
a stale joke.
having lost interest, initiative, or the like, as from overwork or boredom.
Law. (of a claim) no longer in force through lack of action.
Category: Law
(v.i.)to make or become stale.
Origin of stale:
1250–1300; akin to MD stel; perh. akin to stale2
stale′ness(n.)
stalesteɪl(v.; n.)staled, stal•ing
(v.i.)(of livestock, esp. horses) to urinate.
Category: Animal Husbandry
(n.)the urine of livestock.
Origin of stale:
1400–50; late ME stalen to urinate, prob. < OF estaler < Gmc; cf. MLG, late MHG stallen
Princeton's WordNet
stale(adj)
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
"stale bread"; "the beer was stale"
cold, stale, dusty, moth-eaten(verb)
lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
"moth-eaten theories about race"; "stale news"
stale(verb)
urinate, of cattle and horses
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
stale(adjective)ɪl
(of food) tasting old and dry
stale bread/crackers/cereal
Webster Dictionary
Stale(noun)
the stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake
Stale(verb)
vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer
Stale(verb)
not new; not freshly made; as, stele bread
Stale(verb)
having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed
Stale(verb)
worn out by use or familiarity; having lost its novelty and power of pleasing; trite; common
Stale(verb)
to make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty, or use of; to wear out
Stale(adj)
to make water; to discharge urine; -- said especially of horses and cattle
Stale(verb)
that which is stale or worn out by long keeping, or by use
Stale(verb)
a prostitute
Stale(verb)
urine, esp. that of beasts
Stale(verb)
something set, or offered to view, as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpose; a decoy; a stool pigeon
Stale(verb)
a stalking-horse
Stale(verb)
a stalemate
Stale(verb)
a laughingstock; a dupe
Translations for stale
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- mufAfrikaans
- غَيْر طازِج، تَفِه المَذاقArabic
- застоялBulgarian
- velhoPortuguese (BR)
- starý, suchýCzech
- altGerman
- tørDanish
- μπαγιάτικοςGreek
- kopitanudEstonian
- ماندهFarsi
- ummehtunutFinnish
- qui n'est plus fraisFrench
- מְעוּפַּשHebrew
- बासी, पर्युषितHindi
- star, pokvarenCroatian
- állottHungarian
- basiIndonesian
- gamall, uppþornaðurIcelandic
- stantio, vecchioItalian
- 新鮮でないJapanese
- 싱싱하지 못한Korean
- senas, sudžiūvęsLithuanian
- vecs; sacietējisLatvian
- basiMalay
- niet versDutch
- gammel; ikke fersk; dovenNorwegian
- zestarzały, czerstwyPolish
- velhoPortuguese
- vecheRomanian
- несвежий; чёрствыйRussian
- starý, suchýSlovak
- star, postan, preležanSlovenian
- ustajaoSerbian
- gammal, fadd, avslagenSwedish
- ที่ไม่สดThai
- bayatTurkish
- 不新鮮的Chinese (Trad.)
- черствий, несвіжийUkrainian
- باسی اور بے مزہUrdu
- ôi thiuVietnamese
- 不新鲜的Chinese (Simp.)
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