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- Dictionaryleaden/lɛdn/
adjective
- 1. dull, heavy, or slow: "his eyelids were leaden with sleep" Similar Opposite
- 2. of the colour of lead; dull grey: "a leaden sky" Similar Opposite
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1. a. : made of lead. b. : of the color of lead : dull gray. 2. a. : oppressively heavy. b. : sluggish. c. : lacking spirit or animation. leadenly adverb. leadenness. ˈle-dᵊn- (n)əs. noun. Synonyms. arid. boring. colorless. drab. dreary.
plunge someone/something into darkness. semi-darkness. shaded. shadow. silhouetted. twilight. See more results » leaden adjective (WITHOUT ENERGY) disapproving. without energy or feeling: a leaden expression / performance. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Leaden definition: inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move. See examples of LEADEN used in a sentence.
If your movements are leaden, you move slowly and heavily, usually because you are tired. [ literary ] He heard the father's leaden footsteps move down the stairs.
Definitions of leaden. adjective. (of movement) slow and laborious. “ leaden steps” synonyms: plodding. effortful. requiring great physical effort. adjective. lacking lightness or liveliness. “a leaden conversation” synonyms: heavy. dull. lacking in liveliness or animation. adjective. made heavy or weighted down with weariness. “his leaden arms”
Define leaden. leaden synonyms, leaden pronunciation, leaden translation, English dictionary definition of leaden. adj. 1. Made of or containing lead. 2. a. Heavy and inert. b. Listless; sluggish. 3. Lacking liveliness or sparkle; dull: a leaden conversation.
Definition of leaden adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
