leaden
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leaden
- /ˈlɛdən/
Rhymes with -ɛdən
Where it comes from
From Middle English leden, leaden, from Old English lēaden (“leaden, of lead”). Cognate with West Frisian leaden (“leaden”), Dutch loden (“leaden”). By surface analysis, lead + -en.
adjective more leaden · most leaden
- Made of lead.
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Resembling the color of lead, metallic or dark gray; (of daylight) dim, overcast.
The sky was dark and overcast, a leaden pall producing a deep gloom.
Similar: lead, plumbic, plumbous, leady, saturnine, bland, colourless, dim, dingy, dull, faint, lackluster
- Resembling the density of lead, heavy. Where but to think is to be full of sorrow And leaden-eyed despairs, Where Beauty cannot keep her lustrous eyes, Or new Love pine at them beyond to-morrow.
- Resembling the ponderousness of lead, sluggish.
verb leadens · leadening · leadened
- To make or become dull or overcast.
Translations
Talk about this word "leaden." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/leaden. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. leaden. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/leaden "leaden." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/leaden.Cite this
@misc{leaden_2026,
title = {leaden},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leaden},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
