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Meaning of 'leaden'
Meaning of 'leaden' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Leaden 
[ a.]
- Made of lead; of the nature of lead; as, a leaden ball. [ a.]- Like lead in color, etc. ; as, a leaden sky.
- Heavy; dull; sluggish.
Meaning of 'leaden' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. leaden [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- made of lead
- made of lead
Example in sentence:
- a leaden weight
2. leaden [ s]
[ s]Meaning (2):
- darkened with overcast
- darkened with overcast
Example in sentence:
- a dark day;
- a dull sky;
- the sky was leaden and thick
Meaning (3):
- lacking lightness or liveliness
- lacking lightness or liveliness
Example in sentence:
- a leaden conversation;
- heavy humor
Meaning (4):
- made heavy or weighted down with weariness
- made heavy or weighted down with weariness
Example in sentence:
- his leaden arms;
- weighted eyelids
Meaning (5):
- (of movement) slow and laborious
- (of movement) slow and laborious
Example in sentence:
- leaden steps
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