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Meaning of 'leaden' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Leaden [ a.]
- Made of lead; of the nature of lead; as, a leaden ball.
- Like lead in color, etc. ; as, a leaden sky.
- Heavy; dull; sluggish.

Meaning of 'leaden' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . leaden [ a]
Meaning (1):
- made of lead
Example in sentence:
  • a leaden weight
2 . leaden [ s]
Meaning (2):
- darkened with overcast
Example in sentence:
  • a dark day;
  • a dull sky;
  • the sky was leaden and thick
Meaning (3):
- lacking lightness or liveliness
Example in sentence:
  • a leaden conversation;
  • heavy humor
Meaning (4):
- made heavy or weighted down with weariness
Example in sentence:
  • his leaden arms;
  • weighted eyelids
Meaning (5):
- (of movement) slow and laborious
Example in sentence:
  • leaden steps

Nearby Words:

lea leach leached leaching leachy lead leaded leader leadership leadhillite

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