🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

상한

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sanghan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Stale/steɪl/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"빵이 공기 중에 두면 상해버렸다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    No longer fresh and pleasant to eat; hard, musty, or dry.

    "The bread was left out too long and became stale."
  2. 2

    Not new or original; lacking freshness or vitality.

    "His jokes felt stale and failed to amuse the audience."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'stale' originates from the Old English 'stæl', meaning 'to be stale or rotten', which is derived from Proto-Germanic roots. Over time, its meaning evolved to describe food that has lost freshness and is no longer palatable.

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