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leaden |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Leaden \Lead"en\, a. 1. Made of lead; of the nature of lead; as a leaden ball. 2. Like lead in color, etc.; as a leaden sky. 3. Heavy; dull; sluggish. ``Leaden slumber.'' --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: leaden adj 1: darkened with overcast; "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "a gray rainy afternoon"; "gray clouds"; "the sky was leaden and thick" [syn: {dull}, {gray}, {grey}] 2: made heavy or weighted down with weariness; "his leaden arms"; "weighted eyelids" [syn: {weighted}] 3: (of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps" [syn: {plodding}] 4: lacking lightness or liveliness; "heavy humor"; "a leaden conversation" [syn: {heavy}]
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