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PRONUNCIATION OF LEADEN-EYED

leaden-eyed  [ˌledənˈaɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEADEN-EYED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Leaden-Eyed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LEADEN-EYED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of leaden-eyed in the English dictionary

The definition of leaden-eyed in the dictionary is heavy-eyed; dull-eyed.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEADEN-EYED


blear-eyed
ˌblɪərˈaɪd
blue-eyed
ˌbluːˈaɪd
bug-eyed
ˌbʌɡˈaɪd
dark-eyed
ˌdɑːkˈaɪd
dry-eyed
ˌdraɪˈaɪd
misty-eyed
ˌmɪstɪˈaɪd
red-eyed
ˌrɛdˈaɪd
round-eyed
ˌraʊndˈaɪd
shifty-eyed
ˌʃɪftɪˈaɪd
skelly-eyed
ˌskelɪˈaɪd
steely-eyed
ˌstiːlɪˈaɪd
uneyed
ʌnˈaɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEADEN-EYED

lead-off
lead-up
lead(II) acetate
lead(II) oxide
Leadbeater´s cockatoo
Leadbelly
leaded
leaded petrol
leaden
leaden-limbed
leadenly
leadenness
leader
Leader of the House of Commons
Leader of the House of Lords
leaderboard
leaderene
leaderette
leaderless
leadership

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEADEN-EYED

beady-eyed
bleary-eyed
bright-eyed
clear-eyed
cross-eyed
dewy-eyed
eagle-eyed
eyed
four-eyed
glassy-eyed
goggle-eyed
green-eyed
one-eyed
open-eyed
pie-eyed
sad-eyed
sharp-eyed
slant-eyed
starry-eyed
wide-eyed
wild-eyed

Synonyms and antonyms of leaden-eyed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «leaden-eyed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEADEN-EYED

Find out the translation of leaden-eyed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of leaden-eyed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «leaden-eyed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铅灰色的眼睛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

- plomizo ojos
570 millions of speakers

English

leaden-eyed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीसे आंखों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رصاصي العينين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свинцовыми глазами
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chumbo -eyed
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সীসার নেত্রবিশিষ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plomb yeux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mata tajam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bleiernen Augen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鉛色の目をした
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

납으로 만든 눈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mimpin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chì mắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விளைந்து ஐட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नीच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kurşuni gözlü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piombo - eyed
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ołowiane oczy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

свинцевими очима
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plumb cu ochi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μολύβδινο - eyed
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

drukkend -oog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blytunga -eyed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blytung - eyed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leaden-eyed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEADEN-EYED»

The term «leaden-eyed» is barely ever used and occupies the 203.369 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEADEN-EYED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about leaden-eyed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEADEN-EYED»

Discover the use of leaden-eyed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leaden-eyed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Introduction to Literature Revised Ed.
It is the world's one crime its babes, grow dull, Its poor are ox-like limp and leaden-eyed. Not that they starve, but starve so dreamlessly; Not that they sow, but that they seldom reap; Not that they serve, but have no gods to serve; Not that they ...
Tiempo, Et Al
2
Six Poetry Formats and the Transforming Image: A Monograph ...
Included here is a fine example that uses the metaphor frame. Format IVa. "The Leaden-Eyed," Vachel Lindsay Expectedly, some poems that are disposed to the traditional style, whether contemporary or poems of the recent past, are careful to  ...
Edith L. Tiempo, 2007
3
Poetry: Cooperative Learning Unit
The Leaden-Eyed Let not young souls be smothered out before They do quaint deeds and fully flaunt their pride. It is the world's one crime its babes grow dull, Its poor are ox-like, limp and leaden-eyed. Not that they starve, but starve so ...
Scott, James
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Jim Elliot
He ended up calling us all "listless, limp, and leaden-eyed." Listless, limp, and leaden-eyed! Surely, that is the condition of Christians today. They have no spiritual desire. There's no real passion surging up in them for God. We are listless, limp ...
Robert Lloyd Russell, 2010
5
Selections from American Literature
To the same whispered tune as the Rachel- Jane song — but very slowly. i25 Vachel Lindsay THE LEADEN-EYED Let not young souls be smothered out before They do quaint deeds and fully flaunt their pride. It is the world's one crime its ...
Leonidas Warren Payne, 1919
6
Two in the Bush
Vachel Lindsay expressed my general attitude better than I can in his poem The Leaden-eyed. The Leaden-eyed Let not young souls be smothered out before They do quaint deeds and fully flaunt their pride. It is the world's one crime its ...
John Austin Moore, 2008
7
Becoming Conscious: The Enneagram's Forgotten Passageway
Let not young souls be smothered out before They do quaint deeds and fully flaunt their pride. It is the world's one crime its babes grow dull, Its poor are ox- like, limp and leaden-eyed. Not that they starve, but starve so dreamlessly; Not that ...
Joseph Benton Howell, Joseph Benton Howell Ph D, 2012
8
The Book of Ammon
I had brought along some notes from 1 Tolstoy, Gandhi, etc., and among them saw this poem by the Protestant Vachel Lindsay, which I had somehow copied with the special one of his I liked, “The Leaden-Eyed.” In this atmosphere of radical ...
Ammon Hennacy, 2010
9
Hope Notes: 52 Meditations to Nudge Your World
What I must do is not lose heart, not become "leaden-eyed." I find Vachel Lindsay's words about the leaden-eyed haunting: Let not young souls be smothered out before They do quaint deeds and fully flaunt their pride. It is the world's one ...
Wayne Willis, 2004
10
The Southpaw
Leaden-Eyed,”. “On. the. Building. of. Springfield,”. “The. Broncho That Would Not Be Broken,” “The Ghosts of the Buffaloes,” “Bryan, Bryan, Bryan, Bryan,” “General William Booth Enters Into Heaven,” “The Booker Washington Trilogy.
Mark Harris, 2010

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEADEN-EYED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leaden-eyed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Obama, the National Prayer Breakfast and the Tortured Truth of …
Simple enough, yet in the leaden-eyed views of the ignorant, these comments are an indicator that our president “is a one-man sleeper cell” ... «Truth-Out, Feb 15»
2
Cricket World Cup 1992: Novelty and upsets as Pakistan reign
England needed to score 64 of 16 overs as per the rain rules, but had managed 24/1 when the match was abandoned as the leaden-eyed ... «Sportskeeda, Feb 15»
3
World Cup 1992: Upsets and novelty
England needed to score 64 of 16 overs as per the rain rules, but had managed 24/1 when the match was abandoned as the leaden-eyed ... «The Hans India, Feb 15»
4
At Tate Britain
The first one I read half-persuaded me that I was just too leaden-eyed, leaden-headed to appreciate late Turner, not at all the right person to be ... «London Review of Books, Dec 14»
5
Happy the Man
They agree with Keats in “Ode to a Nightingale” that to think is to be full of sorrow / And leaden-eyed despairs. Such happiness as poets avow ... «The Weekly Standard, Nov 12»
6
In Theaters: 'Little Birds' Are Saying 'For A Good Time, Call' 'Lawless …
Also, whatever's inside takes over Emily's body, transforming her into a pale and leaden-eyed ghost child. Internet research reveals that the ... «Indie Wire, Aug 12»
7
The Ashes 2010: I was there, sleeping on the sofa, as Alastair Cook …
10.30am Brother rings, also leaden-eyed after staying up till 2am. We decide the Ashes is the best sporting event in the world. Saturday/Sunday. «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 10»
8
Jane Campion's Bright Star: The story of John Keats and Fanny …
Remaining dry-eyed is difficult when Ode to a Nightingale (“Where but to think is to be full of sorrow/And leaden-eyed despairs”) is recited over ... «World Socialist Web Site, Nov 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Leaden-Eyed [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/leaden-eyed>. May 2024 ».
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