leaden
Adjective Satellite
- darkened with overcast
- "the sky was leaden and thick"
- made heavy or weighted down with weariness
- "his leaden arms"
- (of movement) slow and laborious
- "leaden steps"
- lacking lightness or liveliness
- "a leaden conversation"
Adjective
- Heavy, dull, or oppressive, like the metal lead.
- made of lead
- "a leaden weight"
Adj
- Made of lead.
- Pertaining to or resembling lead; grey, heavy, sluggish.
- Dull; darkened with overcast.
Verb
- To make or become dull or overcast.
Examples
- The atmosphere became LEADEN after his opponent played ’QUARTZ’ for 100 points.
- the sky was leaden and thick
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
dull, heavy, plodding, weighted, bland, colourless, dim, dingy, faint, lackluster, leaden, leady, muddy, plumbic, sad, saturnine, sober, uncolorful, unholiday, wan
Scrabble Score: 7
leaden: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordleaden: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
leaden: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary