leaden/ˈlɛdən/EtymologyFrom 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.leaden means Of or related to the metal lead, particularly; Made of lead. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 66 out of 100.adjOf or related to the metal lead, particularly; Made of lead.Of or related to the metal lead, particularly; Resembling the color of lead, metallic or dark gray; (of daylight) dim, overcast.“The sky was dark and overcast, a leaden pall producing a deep gloom.”Of or related to the metal lead, particularly; Resembling the density of lead, heavy.“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.”Of or related to the metal lead, particularly; Resembling the ponderousness of lead, sluggish.verbTo make or become dull or overcast.