leaden

/'ledn/

Thân thiện

The sky was leaden and thick.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lacking lightness or liveliness; dull and heavy: Describing something that is without energy, spirit, or brightness, often creating a gloomy or oppressive atmosphere.
   • (Of movement) slow and laborious: Describing movement that is heavy, slow, and lacking in grace or ease.
   • Made of lead: Literally composed of the heavy, dense metal lead.
   • Made heavy or weighted down with weariness: Describing a feeling of extreme physical or mental fatigue that makes one's body or limbs feel heavy.
   • Darkened with overcast; dull and gray: Describing the sky or weather that is dark, cloudy, and without sunlight.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The leaden atmosphere in the meeting made it hard to stay focused.
  • She walked with leaden steps after the long, exhausting journey.
  • The ancient Romans used leaden pipes for their plumbing.
  • After the marathon, his legs felt leaden.
  • We postponed the picnic because of the leaden sky.

Advanced Usage

• "a leaden silence": A silence that feels heavy, oppressive, and difficult to break.
  • A leaden silence fell over the room after the shocking announcement.
• "leaden with sleep": So sleepy that one's body feels extremely heavy and difficult to move.
  • I woke up leaden with sleep and could barely get out of bed.

Variants and Related Words

• Lead (n): The heavy, malleable, bluish-gray metal (chemical symbol Pb).
• Lead (v): To guide or direct. (Note: This is a homograph with a completely different meaning and pronunciation from the metal "lead").
• Leadenly (adv): In a heavy, slow, or dull manner.
  • He moved leadenly across the room.

Synonyms

• Heavy: Of great weight; severe or intense.
• Dull: Lacking interest or excitement; not bright.
• Sluggish: Slow-moving or inactive.
• Oppressive: Uncomfortably overwhelming or weighing heavily on the mind or senses.
• Lifeless: Devoid of living things; lacking vitality.

Antonyms

• Light: Of little weight; not heavy.
• Lively: Full of life and energy; active and outgoing.
• Brisk: Active, fast, and energetic.
• Bright: Giving out or reflecting much light; vivid and bold in color.
• Airy: Light in manner; delicate.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. lacking lightness or liveliness
   • heavy humor
   • a leaden conversation
2. (of movement) slow and laborious
   • leaden steps
3. made of lead
   • a leaden weight
4. made heavy or weighted down with weariness
   • his leaden arms
   • weighted eyelids
5. darkened with overcast
   • a dark day
   • a dull sky
   • the sky was leaden and thick

Từ đồng nghĩa

• heavy
• plodding
• weighted
• dull