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• Leaden — Lead en, a. 1. Made of lead; of the nature of lead; as, a leaden ball. [1913 Webster] 2. Like lead in color, etc.; as, a leaden sky. [1913 Webster] 3. Heavy; dull; sluggish. Leaden slumber. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• leaden — [[t]le̱d(ə)n[/t]] 1) ADJ A leaden sky or sea is dark grey and has no movement of clouds or waves. [LITERARY] The weather was at its worst; bitterly cold, with leaden skies that gave minimum visibility. 2) ADJ A leaden conversation or piece of… …   English dictionary

• leaden — lead|en [ˈledn] adj 1.) literary a leaden sky or sea is dark grey in colour 2.) literary if your body feels leaden, you move slowly, because you are tired, unhappy etc = ↑heavy ▪ She stumbled forward, her legs leaden. 3.) dull ▪ a leaden joke 4.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• leaden — lead|en [ ledn ] adjective 1. ) feeling that your body is heavy and difficult to move because you are very tired: The child s eyelids were leaden with sleep. 2. ) made from or containing LEAD: heavy leaden weights 3. ) lacking enthusiasm, energy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• leaden — UK [ˈled(ə)n] / US adjective 1) feeling that your body is heavy and difficult to move because you are very tired The child s eyelids were leaden with sleep. 2) showing a lack of enthusiasm, energy, or interest We have not reached a solution,… …   English dictionary

• leaden — adjective 1) he moved on leaden feet Syn: sluggish, heavy, lumbering, slow, burdensome, cumbersome 2) leaden prose Syn: boring, dull, unimaginative, uninspired, monotonous, heavy …   Thesaurus of popular words

• leaden — adjective 1 literary dark grey: a leaden sky 2 without happiness, excitement, or energy: a leaden performance …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sky — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, vast, wide ▪ open ▪ We slept under the open sky. ▪ empty ▪ bright …   Collocations dictionary

• sky — I UK [skaɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms sky : singular sky plural skies *** a) the space above the earth that you see when you look up into the air At noon the sun is directly above us in the sky. Air pollution is clearly visible …   English dictionary

• sky*/*/*/ — [skaɪ] noun 1) [C/U] the space above the Earth that you see when you look up into the air a clear blue sky[/ex] Black smoke rose into the sky.[/ex] The night sky was filled with stars.[/ex] 2) skies [plural] a way of referring to the sky, used… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• leaden — adjective a) Made of lead. 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. b) Pertaining to or resembling lead; heavy, grey, sluggish. the …   Wiktionary