What is the meaning of leaden?

adjective

  • Darkened with overcast.
    • usage: "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "the sky was leaden and thick"
  • Made heavy or weighted down with weariness.
    • usage: "his leaden arms"; "weighted eyelids"
  • Made of lead.
    • usage: "a leaden weight"
  • Of movement. ( slow and laborious)
    • usage: "leaden steps"
  • Lacking lightness or liveliness.
    • usage: "heavy humor"; "a leaden conversation"
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APAWordNet. (2010). leaden. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/leaden/definitions/1177404
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