Meaning of LEADEN
| Pronunciation: | | 'ledn
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- [adj] darkened with overcast; "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "a gray rainy afternoon"; "gray clouds"; "the sky was leaden and thick"
- [adj] lacking lightness or liveliness; "heavy humor"; "a leaden conversation"
- [adj] (of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps"
- [adj] made heavy or weighted down with weariness; "his leaden arms"; "weighted eyelids"
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| | Synonyms: | | cloudy, dull, effortful, gray, grey, heavy, plodding, weighted |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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