leaden

[ led-n ]
/ ˈlɛd n /

adjective

verb (used with object)

to make leaden, sluggish, dull, etc.: Fatigue had leadened his brain and step.

Origin of leaden

before 1000; Middle English leden, Old English lēaden. See lead2, -en2

OTHER WORDS FROM leaden

lead·en·ly, adverb lead·en·ness, noun

Words nearby leaden

lead-pipe cinch, lead-up, leadbeater's cockatoo, leadbelly, leaded, leaden, leader, leader block, leader board, leader cable, leader head

British Dictionary definitions for leadened

leaden
/ (ˈlɛdən) /

adjective

heavy and inert
laboured or sluggish leaden steps
gloomy, spiritless, or lifeless
made partly or wholly of lead
of a dull greyish colour a leaden sky

Derived forms of leaden

leadenly, adverb leadenness, noun