# leaden

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈlɛdən/ · frequency rank #59,502

## Definitions
1. Made of lead.
2. Pertaining to or resembling lead; grey, heavy, sluggish.
3. Dull; darkened with overcast.

## Etymology
From Middle English leden, leaden, from Old English lēaden (“leaden, of lead”). Cognate with West Frisian leaden (“leaden”), Dutch loden (“leaden”). By surface analysis, lead + -en.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/leaden