Lexic.us

Definition of Leaden

1. Adjective. Darkened with overcast. "The sky was leaden and thick"

2. Adjective. Made heavy or weighted down with weariness. "Weighted eyelids"

3. Adjective. Made of lead. "A leaden weight"

4. Adjective. (of movement) slow and laborious. "Leaden steps"

5. Adjective. Lacking lightness or liveliness. "A leaden conversation"

Definition of Leaden

1. a. Made of lead; of the nature of lead; as, a leaden ball.

Definition of Leaden

1. Adjective. (dated) Made of lead. ¹

2. Adjective. Pertaining to or resembling lead; heavy, grey, sluggish. ¹

3. Adjective. Dull; darkened with overcast. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Leaden

1. to make dull or sluggish [v -ED, -ING, -S] : LEADENLY [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leaden

lead tetroxide lead the line lead time lead times lead tree lead up lead up the garden path lead vocalist lead vocals leadamalgam

leade leaded leaded bronze leaded gasoline leaded type leaden (current term) leadened leadening leadenly leadenness

leadennesses leadens leader leader board leader boards leader of the free world leader peptide leader sequence leader sequences

Literary usage of Leaden

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane (1900)
"... fresh meadows; cool brooks—an existence of soft and eternal peace. Over the river a golden ray of sun came through the hosts of leaden rain clouds. ..."

2. Archaeologia, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity by Society of Antiquaries of London (1852)
"Ellis, on a leaden Tablet or Book Cover, with an Anglo-Saxon Inscription. Nov. 28, 1850. ... of a very curious leaden tablet in his lordship's collection. ..."

3. New Voices: An Introduction to Contemporary Poetry by Marguerite Ogden Bigelow Wilkinson (1922)
"THE leaden-EYED John Masefield Let not young souls be smothered out before They do quaint deeds and fully flaunt their pride. It is the world's one crime ..."

4. A survey of London by John Stow (1842)
"Next is a house called the leaden porch, lately divided into two tenements ; whereof one is a tavern, and then one other house for a merchant, ..."

5. A survey of London by John Stow (1842)
"Next is a house called the leaden porch, lately divided into two tenements ; whereof one is a tavern, and then one other house for a merchant, ..."

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