lead‧en /ˈledn/ adjective

1. literary a leaden sky or sea is dark grey

2. literary if your body feels leaden, you move slowly, because you are tired, unhappy etc Synonym : heavy:
She stumbled forward, her legs leaden.

3. dull:
a leaden joke

4. a leaden feeling is a feeling of great unhappiness or anxiety

5. made of lead

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cloudy with a lot of clouds:
The weather was cold and cloudy.
cloudy skies
grey (also gray American English) grey in colour, because there are dark clouds – used especially in written descriptions:
Mary looked out at the cold grey sky.
overcast dark and completely covered with clouds:
a chilly overcast day
leaden literary a leaden sky is grey and full of dark clouds:
Snow fell from a leaden sky.
gloomy dark and cloudy, in a depressing way:
The gloomy weather shows no sign of improving.
foggy with thick low cloud that is difficult to see through. You use foggy especially about low-lying places:
a foggy day in London in November
misty with light low cloud that is difficult to see through. You use misty especially about places that are next to water or in the mountains:
a cold misty morning
hazy with air that looks cloudy, because there is smoke, dust, or mist in it:
hazy sunshine

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