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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lead•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.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lead•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
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