What does leaden mean?
Definitions for leaden
ˈlɛd nlead·en
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word leaden.
Princeton's WordNet
dull, leadenadjective
darkened with overcast
"a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "the sky was leaden and thick"
leaden, weightedadjective
made heavy or weighted down with weariness
"his leaden arms"; "weighted eyelids"
leadenadjective
made of lead
"a leaden weight"
leaden, ploddingadjective
(of movement) slow and laborious
"leaden steps"
heavy, leadenadjective
lacking lightness or liveliness
"heavy humor"; "a leaden conversation"
Wiktionary
leadenadjective
Made of lead.
leadenadjective
Pertaining to or resembling lead; heavy, grey, sluggish.
leadenadjective
Dull; darkened with overcast.
the sky was leaden and thick
Etymology: From leden, leaden, from leaden, equivalent to. Cognate with leaden, loden.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Leadenadjective
Etymology: leaden , Saxon.
This tiger-footed rage, when it shall find
The harm of unskann’d swiftness, will, too late,
Tye leaden pounds to ’s heels. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.O murth’rous slumber!
Lay’st thou the leaden mace upon my boy,
That plays thee musick. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.A leaden bullet shot from one of these guns against a stone wall, the space of twenty-four paces from it, will be beaten into a thin plate. John Wilkins, Mathematical Magick.
If thou do’st find him tractable to us,
Encourage him, and tell him all our reasons:
If he be leaden, icy, cold, unwilling,
Be thou so too. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.I’ll strive with troubled thoughts to take a nap;
Lest leaden slumber poize me down to-morrow,
When I should mount with wings of victory. William Shakespeare.
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leaden
Leaden is an adjective used to describe something that is heavy, slow, or gloomy. It often refers to the dull gray color of the metal lead, as well as its weight. For example, it can describe a sky that is heavily clouded and gray, a mood that is depressingly dull or heavy, or movement that is slow due to weight or fatigue.
Webster Dictionary
Leadenadjective
made of lead; of the nature of lead; as, a leaden ball
Leadenadjective
like lead in color, etc. ; as, a leaden sky
Leadenadjective
heavy; dull; sluggish
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Anagrams for leaden »
aneled
leaned
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of leaden in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of leaden in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of leaden in a Sentence
The memory of that scene for me is like a frame of film forever frozen at that moment the red carpet, the green lawn, the white house, the leaden sky. ... The new president and his first lady.
I shoot the Hippopotamus with bullets made of platinum, because if I use the leaden one his hide is sure to flatten em.
To the dull mind all nature is leaden. To the illumined mind the whole world sparkles with light.
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- plomizo, plúmbeoSpanish
- luaidheachScottish Gaelic
- kelamIndonesian
- plumbeoItalian
- plumbeus, plumbāriusLatin
- plúmbeo, plúmbicoPortuguese
- leadenTamil
- సీసపుTelugu
- kurşuniTurkish
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