leaden.
Of or related to the metal lead, particularly
Meaning & usage
Of or related to the metal lead, particularly Made of lead.
Of or related to the metal lead, particularly 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.
Of or related to the metal lead, particularly Resembling the density of lead, heavy.
Of or related to the metal lead, particularly Resembling the ponderousness of lead, sluggish.
Where this word 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.
To make or become dull or overcast.
Where this word 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.
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