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   lead·en

   /ˈled(ə)n/

   adjective

   • 1. dull, heavy, or slow: "his eyelids were leaden with sleep" Similar dullheavyweightylistlesslifelessinactiveinertsluggishheavylumberingploddingcumbersomeslowtorpidlaboredOpposite lightspringy
   • ▪ of the color of lead; dull gray: "the snow fell from a leaden sky" Similar graygrayishgray-coloredblackdarkashencloudygloomyovercastsomberdimsunlessstarlesslouringoppressivethreateningdrearydismaldingybleakdullmurkysullencheerlessdepressingliterary:tenebrousrare:CimmeriancaliginousOpposite brightcheerful
   • ▪ made of lead: "a leaden coffin"

   Word Origin Old Englishlēaden (see lead2, -en2).

   Derivatives

   • 1. leadenly adverb
   • 2. leadenness noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   Learn the meaning of leaden as an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Leaden can mean made of lead, dull gray, heavy, or lacking spirit.

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   Leaden definition: inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move. See examples of LEADEN used in a sentence.

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   plunge someone/something into darkness. semi-darkness. shaded. shadow. silhouetted. twilight. See more results » leaden adjective (WITHOUT ENERGY) disapproving. without energy or feeling: a leaden expression / performance. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   Something leaden moves in a heavy, slow way. After a sleepless night, your leaden feet will walk more sluggishly than usual to the bus stop. Dull, heavy things can be described as leaden, like a dense, boring novel full of leaden dialog or your fatigued, leaden legs at the end of a full day's hike up a mountain.

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   Leaden means made of or containing lead, or having the qualities of lead, such as being heavy, dull, or gray. See different dictionaries, synonyms, and translations of leaden.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective leaden, which can describe something dark grey like lead or heavy or slow. See examples, synonyms and word origin.