leaden
4 synonyms and 3 antonyms for leaden, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Connected with the metal lead.
Synonyms
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Synonyms by Meaning
2. adj
Looking like the grey colour of lead, or, for daylight, dull and overcast.
“The sky was dark and overcast, a leaden pall producing a deep gloom.”
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English leden, leaden, which developed from Old English lēaden ("leaden, of lead"). It is cognate with West Frisian leaden ("leaden") and Dutch loden ("leaden"). By surface analysis it breaks down as lead + -en.
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