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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɛd^ən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlɛdən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(led′n)

lead•en /ˈlɛdən/USA pronunciation adj.

very heavy;
ponderous:leaden feet.
dull;
spiritless;
gloomy:a leaden conversation.
of a dull gray color:leaden skies.
made of lead.

lead•en (led′n),USA pronunciation adj.

inertly heavy like lead;
hard to lift or move:a leaden weight; leaden feet.
dull, spiritless, or gloomy, as in mood or thought:leaden prose; a leaden atmosphere.
of a dull gray color:leaden skies.
oppressive;
heavy:a leaden silence.
sluggish;
listless:They moved at a leaden pace.
of poor quality or little value.
made or consisting of lead.

v.t.

to make leaden, sluggish, dull, etc.:Fatigue had leadened his brain and step.

Middle English leden, Old English lēaden. See lead², -en² bef. 1000

lead′en•ly, adv.
lead′en•ness, n.

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leaden /ˈlɛd^ən/ adj

heavy and inert
laboured or sluggish: leaden steps
gloomy, spiritless, or lifeless
made partly or wholly of lead
of a dull greyish colour: a leaden sky

ˈleadenly adv ˈleadenness n

'leaden' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bull - leady - plumbeous

Synonyms: lead, ponderous, weighty, heavy, onerous, more...

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