leaden
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- adjective
- /ˈlɛdən/
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plomizo
- Under leaden skies, the soldiers with Leo following worked their way along the slope, snow squeaking under the animals' hooves.
- a leaden sky
- leaden clouds
- a leaden overcast
Examples
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Smith looked up at the somber, leaden sky.
Fiction book (1990) -
Under a leaden sky, snow fell steadily.
Fiction book (1996) -
The skies are leaden now.
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Across the leaden sky, dark patches appeared, moving slowly in the distance.
Fiction book (1993) -
The day weighed on her; the sky was leaden and dark with clouds.
Fiction book (1992) -
All day, a cold and misty rain had fallen from the leaden clouds overhead.
Fiction book (1994) -
The sky was leaden and seemed to hug the spires and towers of all the buildings in the convent's compound.
Fiction book (2000) -
The last snow of winter fell in swirling flakes from leaden clouds as the old farmer trudged through his muddy field.
Fiction book (1992) -
The day was marked by a leaden sky, promising rain at any moment.
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Under the leaden clouds, the entire landscape seemed gloomy and dark.
Synonyms
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Not bright or shiny with weak colour
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1.4
Covered with clouds that make the sky look dull and gray
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5.6
Dark and cloudy, making a place feel gloomy
A cloudy dark sky that looks like it will rain
A dull grey-blue color like old metal
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Morphology
Etymology
Leaden comes from the metal lead, which is heavy and grey, so a leaden sky looks dark, grey and heavy like that metal.