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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (5)

1. darkened with overcast;
- Example: "a dark day"
- Example: "a dull sky"
- Example: "the sky was leaden and thick"
[syn: dull, leaden]

2. made heavy or weighted down with weariness;
- Example: "his leaden arms"
- Example: "weighted eyelids"
[syn: leaden, weighted]

3. made of lead;
- Example: "a leaden weight"

4. (of movement) slow and laborious;
- Example: "leaden steps"
[syn: leaden, plodding]

5. lacking lightness or liveliness;
- Example: "heavy humor"
- Example: "a leaden conversation"
[syn: heavy, leaden]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Leaden \Lead"en\, a.
   1. Made of lead; of the nature of lead; as, a leaden ball.
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   2. Like lead in color, etc.; as, a leaden sky.
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   3. Heavy; dull; sluggish. "Leaden slumber." --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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