laden
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laden
- /ˈleɪdən/
- /ˈleɪdn̩/ colloquial
Rhymes with -eɪdən
Where it comes from
See lade.
adjective more laden · most laden
- Weighed down with a load, burdened. The other men were variously burthened; some carrying picks and shovels—for that had been the very first necessary they brought ashore from the Hispaniola—others laden with pork, bread, and brandy for the midday meal.
- Heavy. His comments were laden with deeper meaning.
- Oppressed. Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor;[…].
- In the form of an adsorbate or adduct. Once laden it is easy to regenerate the adsorbent and retrieve the adsorbed species as a gas.
verb
- past participle of lade
verb ladens · ladening · ladened
- To load or charge. The grass is smoothly cut; the trees are carefully pruned; the flowers, ladening the dreamy air with their perfume, are arranged in studied groups of exquisitely blended colors.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: loaded, load, full, oppressed, load up, ladle, burdened, burden, deadweight, over, care, manifest, loading, responsible, charge, shop
Translations
Talk about this word "laden." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/laden. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. laden. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/laden "laden." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/laden.Cite this
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