Leaden Definition

lĕdn
adjective
Made of lead.
Webster's New World
Heavy and inert.
American Heritage
Having the inert heaviness of lead; hard to move or lift.
Webster's New World
Sluggish; dull; heavy in action, feeling, etc.
Webster's New World
Lacking liveliness or sparkle; dull.
A leaden conversation.
American Heritage

Origin of Leaden

  • From Middle English leden, leaden, from Old English lÄ“aden (“leaden, of lead"), equivalent to lead +"Ž -en. Cognate with West Frisian leaden (“leaden"), Dutch loden (“leaden").

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