leaden

Speech parts

1. leaden - Adjective

2. leaden - Verb

3. leaden - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Made of lead; of the nature of lead; as, a leaden ball.

Like lead in color, etc. ; as, a leaden sky.

Heavy; dull; sluggish.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

heavy weighted dull plodding argentine heather black granite gray graves lead hard dark slow massive
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Antonyms

leger lacy volant aeronautical recherche light
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Phrases with the word

with leaden steps leaden flycatcher leaden-footed leaden-maned leaden-gray

Anagrams

leaned andele Delane Delena

Examples

Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil... prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demon. Terry Pratchett

Oft, as in airy rings they skim the heath, The clamtrous lapwings feel the leaden death Oft, as the mounting larks their notes prepare They fall, and leave their little lives in air. Alexander Pope

Night, sable goddess from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world. Edward Young

He is as sharp as a leaden dagger. Dutch Proverb

In a golden sheath a leaden knife. Italian Proverb

God comes with leaden feet but strikes with iron hands. Russian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

leaded gasoline leaded petrol leaded type leaden flycatcher leaden-footed leaden-hearted