leaden
/ˈlɛdən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or related to the metal lead, particularly
adj
Of or related to the metal lead, particularly
adj
Of or related to the metal lead, particularly
Example Sentences
- "The sky was dark and overcast, a leaden pall producing a deep gloom."
- "It was at the end of February..., when the world was cold..., when icy rains fell from the leaden skies in continual drizzling showers."
- "Where but to think is to be full of sorrow And leaden-eyed despairs, Where Beauty cannot keep her lustrous eyes, Or new Love pine at them beyond to-morrow."
- "Which break a teachless nature to the yoke."
Etymology
From Middle English leden, leaden, from Old English lēaden (“leaden, of lead”). Cognate with West Frisian leaden (“leaden”), Dutch loden (“leaden”). By surface analysis, lead + -en.
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Word Breakdown
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Inflected Forms
more leaden (comparative)
most leaden (superlative)
leadens (present, singular)
leadening (participle, present)
leadened (participle, past)
leadened (past)