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leadenness

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lead⋅en

  [led-n]
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–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 lēaden. See lead 2 , -en 2

Related forms:
lead⋅en⋅ly, adverb
lead⋅en⋅ness, noun
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lead·en   (lěd'n)   
adj.  

  1. Made of or containing lead.

    1. Heavy and inert.

    2. Listless; sluggish.

  3. Lacking liveliness or sparkle; dull: a leaden conversation.

  4. Downcast; depressed: leaden spirits.

  5. Dull, dark gray in color: drizzle from a leaden sky.

lead'en·ly adv., lead'en·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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