Why Does Leaden Mean?
Of Poor Quality or Little Value. Made or Consisting of Lead. to Make Leaden, Sluggish, Dull, Etc. : Fatigue Had Leadened His Brain and Step. What Does the Word...
of poor quality or little value. made or consisting of lead. to make leaden, sluggish, dull, etc.: Fatigue had leadened his brain and step.
What does the word leaden mean?
1a : made of lead. b : of the color of lead : dull gray. 2a : oppressively heavy. b : sluggish.
Is there a word leaden?
If something is the color of lead — a dull gray — that's also leaden, like the leaden, stormy sky. Finally, things made of lead are quite literally leaden, the word's original meaning, from a Germanic root meaning "heavy metal."
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