Antonyms of noun freshness

1 of 5 senses of freshness

Sense 1
freshness -- (the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated; "she loved the freshness of newly baked bread"; "the freshness of the air revived him")
       Antonym of staleness (Sense 2)
      => staleness -- (having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun freshness

5 senses of freshness

Sense 1
freshness -- (the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated; "she loved the freshness of newly baked bread"; "the freshness of the air revived him")
       => newness -- (the quality of being new; the opposite of oldness)

Sense 2
freshness, novelty -- (originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel)
       => originality -- (the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else))

Sense 3
freshness, glow -- (an alert and refreshed state)
       => good health, healthiness -- (the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease)

Sense 4
novelty, freshness -- (originality by virtue of being new and surprising)
       => originality -- (the ability to think and act independently)

Sense 5
crust, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, cheekiness, freshness -- (the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties)
       => discourtesy, rudeness -- (a manner that is rude and insulting)

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