ADJECTIVE | all | leaden, dull | darkened with overcast |
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all | leaden, weighted | made heavy or weighted down with weariness | |
pert | leaden | made of lead | |
all | leaden, plodding | (of movement) slow and laborious | |
all | leaden, heavy | lacking lightness or liveliness |
Sounds | leh'dahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | darkened with overcast. | |
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Example | "the sky was leaden and thick" | |
Synonym | dull | |
Broader | cloudy | Full of or covered with clouds |
Spanish | gris, pesado, plomizo, taciturno | |
Catalan | gris, pesat, plomís, taciturn |
Meaning | made heavy or weighted down with weariness. | |
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Example | "his leaden arms" | |
Synonym | weighted | |
Broader | heavy | marked by great psychological weight |
Spanish | pesado |
Meaning | Made of lead. | |
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Example | "a leaden weight" | |
Spanish | plomizo, plúmbeo | |
Nouns | lead | a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element |
Meaning | (of movement) slow and laborious. | |
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Example | "leaden steps" | |
Synonym | plodding | |
Broader | effortful | requiring great physical effort |
Spanish | pesado |
Meaning | lacking lightness or liveliness. | |
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Example | "a leaden conversation" | |
Synonym | heavy | |
Broader | dull | lacking in liveliness or animation |
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