leaden meaning and definition

LEADEN adjective

Definition of leaden (adjective)

1. darkened with overcast
   • "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "the sky was leaden and thick"
   • synonyms: dull
2. made heavy or weighted down with weariness
   • "his leaden arms"; "weighted eyelids"
   • synonyms: weighted
3. made of lead
   • "a leaden weight"
4. (of movement) slow and laborious
   • "leaden steps"
   • synonyms: plodding
5. lacking lightness or liveliness
   • "heavy humor"; "a leaden conversation"
   • synonyms: heavy