adjective. Made of or containing lead.

adjective. undefined

adjective. Heavy and inert.

adjective. Listless; sluggish.

adjective. Lacking liveliness or sparkle; dull.

adjective. Downcast; depressed.

adjective. Dull, dark gray in color.

To fasten or cover with lead.

To weigh down with or as with lead, as one's spirits.

Made or consisting of lead: as, a leaden ball; a leaden coffin.

Like lead in any particular.

Of the color of lead; dull-colored; hence, gloomy: as, a leaden sky.

[Leaden is often compounded with participial adjectives: as, leaden- winged time; a leaden -paced messenger.

Synonyms Lead, Leaden. Lead as an adjective is not used figuratively: leaden is used both literally and figuratively: as, a lead or leaden image; a leaden sky. A similar distinction exists between wood and wooden, gold and golden, etc.: as, a wood partition; wooden walls; wooden immobility; a gold watch; golden clouds, or hopes, or prospects. The form in -en is generally preferable rhythmically; hence its retention and extension in poetic use.

adjective. Made of lead; of the nature of lead.

adjective. Like lead in color, etc..

adjective. Heavy; dull; sluggish.

adjective. Made of lead.

adjective. Pertaining to or resembling lead; heavy, grey, sluggish.

adjective. Dull; darkened with overcast.

adjective. made of lead

adjective. lacking lightness or liveliness

adjective. darkened with overcast

adjective. (of movement) slow and laborious

adjective. made heavy or weighted down with weariness

"Director Yelena Demikovsky attempts to a tell a story of innocence lost and the fleeting nature of youthful affection, but winds up getting bogged down in leaden dialogue and cheesy music, both of which conspire to drag her film even deeper into the depths of irredeemable melodrama."

depressing  heavy  leaden bulls  

cloudy  dull  effortful  heavy  

Armageddon  armageddon  deaden  ledden  redden  

cloudy  dusky  glassy  golden  greenish  

Latinate  Quaker-colored  abeyant  achromatic  achromic