leaden
pronunciation
How to pronounce leaden in British English:
UK [ˈledn]
How to pronounce leaden in American English:
US [ˈlɛdn]
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- Adjective:
- darkened with overcast
- made heavy or weighted down with weariness
- (of movement) slow and laborious
- lacking lightness or liveliness
Word Origin
- leaden (adj.)
- "made of lead," Old English leaden, from lead (n.1) + -en (2). The figurative sense of "heavy, oppressive, dull" is attested by 1570s. Related: Leadenly; leadenness.
Example
- 1. I can see drizzle from a leaden sky .
- 2. Scarlett 's heart went leaden as the last hope left her .
- 3. Snow fell from the leaden sky .
- 4. In the second morning , snowflake fell from leaden sky .
- 5. In youth the hours are golden in mature years they are silver , inold age they are leaden .