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Share This lead·en Audio Help / ˈlɛd / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ led -n] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective 1. inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move: a leaden weight; leaden feet.
2. dull, spiritless, or gloomy, as in mood or thought: leaden prose; a leaden atmosphere.
3. of a dull gray color: leaden skies.
4. oppressive; heavy: a leaden silence.
5. sluggish; listless: They moved at a leaden pace.
6. of poor quality or little value.
7. made or consisting of lead.
–verb (used with object) 8. to make leaden, sluggish, dull, etc.: Fatigue had leadened his brain and step.
[Origin:
bef. 1000; ME
leden, OE
léaden. See lead 2 -en 2 ]
—Related forms lead·en·ly, adverb
lead·en·ness, noun
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Made of or containing lead.
Heavy and inert.
Listless; sluggish.
Lacking liveliness or sparkle; dull: a leaden conversation.
Downcast; depressed: leaden spirits.
Dull, dark gray in color: drizzle from a leaden sky.
lead'en·ly adv. , lead'en·ness n.
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Share This leaden adjective 1. darkened with overcast; "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "the sky was leaden and thick" [syn: dull ] 2. made heavy or weighted down with weariness; "his leaden arms"; "weighted eyelids" 3. made of lead; "a leaden weight" 4. (of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps" 5. lacking lightness or liveliness; "heavy humor"; "a leaden conversation" [syn: heavy ]
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Share This ˈleaden 1 adjective
lead-coloured
Example:
leaden skies
Arabic: بِلَوْن الرَّصاص Chinese (Simplified): 铅灰色的 Chinese (Traditional): 鉛灰色的 Czech: olověný Danish: blygrå; tung Dutch: loodgrijs Estonian: tinahall Finnish: lyijynharmaa French: de plomb German: bleigrau Greek: μολυβής Hungarian: sötét Icelandic: blÿgrár Indonesian: kelabu tua Italian: di piombo*
Japanese: 鉛色の Korean: 납빛의 Latvian: pelēks Lithuanian: švininis, pilkas Norwegian: blygrå, knugende Polish: w barwie ołowiu Portuguese (Brazil): plúmbeo Portuguese (Portugal): cinzento Romanian: de plumb Russian: свинцовый Slovak: olovený Slovenian: svinčen Spanish: plomizo Swedish: blygrå, blytung Turkish: kurşun renkli
ˈleaden 2 adjective
made of lead
Arabic: مَصنوع من الرَّصاص Chinese (Simplified): 铅制的 Chinese (Traditional): 鉛制的 Czech: olověný Danish: bly- Dutch: loden Estonian: tina- Finnish: lyijyinen French: de, *en plomb German: bleiern Greek: μολύβδινος Hungarian: ólom(ból való) Icelandic: blÿ-, úr blÿi Indonesian: dari timah Italian: di piombo*
Japanese: 鉛の Korean: 납으로 만든 Latvian: svina- Lithuanian: švininis Norwegian: bly- Polish: ołowiany Portuguese (Brazil): de chumbo Portuguese (Portugal): de chumbo Romanian: de, *din plumb Russian: свинцовый Slovak: olovený Slovenian: svinčen Spanish: de plomo Swedish: av bly, bly- Turkish: kurşundan yapılmış
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Lead"en\, a. 1. Made of lead; of the nature of lead; as, a leaden ball.
2. Like lead in color, etc.; as, a leaden sky.
3. Heavy; dull; sluggish. "Leaden slumber." --Shak.
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